East Kilbride

East Kilbride was the first of the New Towns in Scotland, being developed in 1947 around the original village that was there.

It is the home of the National Museum of Scottish Country Life. Kittochside, which is part of this, is a 170 acre farm where traditional methods of farming can still be observed. Within the museum there is a small building that from the outside looks like a factory but when inside it is divided into three principle sections:

• Land Gallery – this is about how the land in Scotland has been used over the centuries.
• People Gallery – looks at the life of farmers and their families.
• Tools Gallery – displays all the machinery and farm equipment used over the centuries.

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