Bardowie is a hamlet in East Dunbartonshire located within the civil parish of Baldernock.

The 1795 Richardson Thomas map of the town of Glasgow & country seven miles around refers to Bardowie as "Barduie".

In 1905, a railway station, called Bardowie Station, was opened, and a housing development of 500 houses was planned.

Bardowie Loch has a dinghy sailing club.

[1] The dinghy section is part of the Clyde Cruising Club.