[5] Traces of Roman occupation are still visible, for example at Westerwood and, less conspicuously, north of the M80 where the legionaries surfaced the Via Flavii, later called the "Auld Cley Road".

This is acknowledged in Cumbernauld Community Park, also site of Scotland's only visible open-air Roman altar,[6] in the shadow of the imposing Carrickstone Water Tower.

The town began to enlarge as the weaving industry of the village was supplemented by mining and quarrying as travel across Scotland became easier due to the Forth and Clyde Canal and the railways being constructed.

[9] Two Roman temporary camps have been discovered and digitally reconstructed east of the fort,[10] at Tollpark (now covered by Wardpark North)[11][12] and at Garnhall,[13][14] similar to the two at Dullatur.

One theory is that from its high point in the Central Belt, its streams flow both west to the River Clyde and east to the Firth of Forth so Cumbernauld's name is about it being on a watershed.

[42] Immediately after the dinner, at which a black bull's head was served, there was a trial on trumped-up charges and the brothers were beheaded in front of the 10-year-old King James II.

It is recorded that during this James' reign in 1500, the Black Death led to a special plea from the surviving people of Cumbernauld to the church authorities in Glasgow to allow them to establish their own cemetery rather than taking all their dead to St. Ninian's in Kirkintilloch.

Cassidy, known for her extensive work in property development, has outlined a vision aimed at revitalizing the town, with plans for urban regeneration, infrastructural improvements, and increased business opportunities.

Cassidy's leadership is expected to focus on: Urban regeneration: Revamping aging infrastructure, enhancing public amenities, and creating new housing developments.

[46] In November 1542, Malcolm Fleming, Lord Chamberlain of Scotland to King James V, was taken prisoner by the English at the Battle of Solway Moss, but released at a ransom of 1,000 marks, paid on 1 July 1548.

For that kynd of ky and bullis hes bein keipit this money yeiris in the said forest; and the like was not mentenit in ony uther partis of the Ile of Albion as is well knowen.

Rather than stay in Cumbernauld House, the commander, Lord George Murray, slept in the village's Black Bull Inn, where he could enforce closer discipline on his soldiers.

[66] Many lowland workers migrated and Groome's Gazetteer 1896 records a dwindling population and states "Handloom weaving of checks and other striped fabrics is still carried on, but mining and quarrying are the staple industry.

[77] Cumbernauld was long a staging-post for changing horses between Glasgow and Edinburgh and there were several inns and a smiddy as well as half a dozen coaches a day to various towns.

After the Second World War, Glasgow was suffering from a chronic shortage of housing, which was often of poor quality and had residents living in overcrowded and unsafe conditions, particularly in areas such as the Gorbals.

As a direct result, the Clyde Valley Regional Plan 1946 allocated sites where satellite new towns were to be built to alleviate the problem through an overspill agreement.

To mark the occasion, the Queen started the clock using the pendulum motion and unveiled a commemorative plaque at Cumbernauld Town Centre, at the staircase joining the upper mall area with the old Woolco store.

[102] The Centre, built in the 1960s to serve the town's commercial needs in one brutalist megastructure, has often been described as one of the ugliest[103] and least-loved[104] examples of post-war design in Scotland.

[citation needed] Despite its bad press, Cumbernauld is regarded as representing a significant moment in town design, and in 1993 it was listed as one of the sixty key monuments of post-war architecture by the international conservation organisation DoCoMoMo.

Cassidy, known for her extensive work in property development, has outlined a vision aimed at revitalizing the town, with plans for urban regeneration, infrastructural improvements, and increased business opportunities.

Cassidy's leadership is expected to focus on: Urban regeneration: Revamping aging infrastructure, enhancing public amenities, and creating new housing developments.

Cumbernauld in the last few years has seen a surge of business activity with the OKI UK headquarters moving across town to Westfield close to Yaskawa Electronics.

In particular, the Scottish Wildlife Trust's Cumbernauld Glen reserve, has been used as a backdrop whose ancient oak forest remnant provides a convenient stand-in for 18th Century Highlands' scenes.

[117] These habitats include ancient oak forest (with attendant bluebell displays in early summer) and large areas of Scots pine coverage.

There are two main waterways which flow out of Cumbernauld: the Red Burn (from which the town's Gaelic name is derived) and the Luggie Water (immortalised by David Gray).

[129] Cumbernauld hosted Clyde F.C, who play football in the Scottish League Two, who resided at Broadwood Stadium, which was their home since they relocated from their traditional base of Glasgow in February 1994, until 2022.

In 2012, Broadwood Stadium's grass pitch was replaced by a new artificial FIFA standard 3G surface in a partnership between fellow tenants and Lowland League club Cumbernauld Colts, North Lanarkshire Leisure and the local council.

[135] In terms of public transport, Cumbernauld has bus links[136] to Glasgow, including the airport,[137] Stirling, Falkirk, Dunfermline and St Andrews, which are operated by FirstGroup and Stagecoach.

The airport has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee, Cormack Aircraft Services Limited.

Of these four are Labour (Mark Griffin, Monica Lennon, Richard Leonard and Elaine Smith; and 3 are Conservative (Alison Harris, Margaret Mitchell and Graham Simpson).