Abronhill

Abronhill /ˌeɪbrˈɔːnhɪl/ is an area in the north-east of Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is about a mile or two from Cumbernauld Town Centre. Abronhill was planned with its own shopping centre and has three primary schools, along with several churches. It also had a famous High School until 2014, but this was shut down for financial reasons; secondary pupils now attend Cumbernauld Academy. Abronhill, and particularly the now-demolished Abronhill High School, were used extensively as the filming location for Bill Forsyth's 1981 film Gregory's Girl and its sequel Gregory's Two Girls two decades later.

Many roads in the older part of Abronhill were named after a tree for example Cedar Road or Oak Road. This is in contrast to other parts of the New Town where historic local placenames or famous Scots or their art were incorporated into the street names.

Abronhill, along with Condorrat and The Village, is one of the parts of Cumbernauld with buildings which pre-date the New Town although Abronhill was very small even compared to those modest settlements. Condorrat, the Village, Arns (near Abronhill see an old map) and Garbethill all had schools in the 19th century.

The area around modern Abronhill is still mainly farmland and woodland. Palacerigg Country Park and Fannyside Lochs are nearby. There is also a small shopping centre, but this is falling into disrepair which has upset some of the residents. Abronhill has expanded in recent years with the development of Whitelees, which boasts its own primary school and housing estate, and Cherry Avenue which is built on the site of the former Glenhead primary school.

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