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Duntocher (Dùn Tòchair in Gaelic) is a village in Dunbartonshire, Scotland.
It became part of Clydebank along with the neighbouring village of Hardgate, and now lies in the West Dunbartonshire local authority area. However, it was established long before the town of Clydebank came into existence. The village expanded due to housebuilding by Clydebank town council after the second world war, and later by the Wimpey firm in the late 1960s and early 1970s on what had been greenbelt land.
At one time this was the most north westerly point on the Glasgow Corporation Transport tram system, trams operating from here via Hardgate to Clydebank, and at times, on to Partick depot.
Duntocher historically had several cotton and corn mills, driven by the Duntocher Burn. The Antonine Wall also runs through the village, and ancient Roman fortifications are still visible in the local Goldenhill Park.
Duntocher has a Roman Catholic church - St. Mary's, a United Presbyterian Church and a Church of Scotland - Duntocher Trinity. The village also has one Roman Catholic primary school - St Mary's and one non-denominational, Carleith Primary School.
The village has a main street (Dumbarton Road) which acts as the main focal point for village activity. The majority of the villages shops and pubs, the cafe and the local churches and village halls are located along or very close to a small stretch of this road
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Coordinates: 55°56'N, 4°25'W
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