| Molendinar Burn | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Molendinar Burn at Stepps | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Scotland |
| City | Glasgow |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Frankfield Loch in Glasgow |
| • location | Cardowan, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| • coordinates | 55°53′04.8″N 4°09′05.5″W / 55.884667°N 4.151528°W |
| • elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
| Mouth | Flows into the River Clyde |
• location | Glasgow Green, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom |
• coordinates | 55°51′08.9″N 4°14′44.8″W / 55.852472°N 4.245778°W |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 7 km (4.3 mi) (approx.) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | River Clyde at Glasgow Green |
The Molendinar Burn is a burn in Glasgow, Scotland. It was the site of the settlement, Mellingdenor, that grew to become the kernel of Glasgow, and where St Mungo founded his church in the 6th century. It was later used to power the growing town's mills and the name became adapted because the word "molendinar" means "relating to a mill or millers",[1] possibly because that is what the Welsh name Mellingdenor originally meant.[2]
- ^ Chapter V - Early Place Names, The History of Glasgow, Robert Renwick LL.D. and Sir John Lindsay L.D. in 3 volumes, 1921; via Electric Scotland
- ^ McRoberts, David (1957). "Miscellany". The Innes Review. 8: 67–70. doi:10.3366/inr.1957.8.1.67.