YER SISTERS YER MAW Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Lanark, for me, is the biggest shitehole known to man. It's well out of the way for a Lanarkshire town, the architecture wouldn't look out of place in Victorian times, don't even get me started on the neds.It's also unnerving when you're serenaded by a guy with huge sideburns, wearing dungarees and playing a banjo. Also I would probably bet it's the incest capital of the world, judging by some of the weans running about. It's like Kazakhstan, but without any class. Apart from that, it's fine I quite like Lanark as a town,then again i don't live there and although i take deliveries there daily it's during the night when the locals are tucked away out of sight. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 (edited) Port Glasgow is a horrible, horrible town with the only redeeming factor being it's walking distance to Cappielow. The again, so is Greenock so what's the point? Knock the shitehole down and expand Greenock I say. I'm not a fan of Dundee, Paisley or Cowdenbeath either. Edited November 7, 2008 by vikingTON 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Harthill always strikes me as the bleakest place in Scotland. There's also that row of council houses just of the M8. Who fucking lives in these places? The suicide rate must be through the roof. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloysius Snuffleupagus Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Monklands - is the Pits imo = Coatbridge Wow! 17 posts before the 'Brig got a mention. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsd Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Got to agree with the views on Forth. I drive through it fairly regularly. There's something eerie about it. Something not quite right. Cowdenbeath yes, Port Glasgow - yes. What about Cumbernauld? Up north I'd go for Fraserburgh. We used to do work for a company down in Newmilns. Quite a few hellholes around there. Strathaven springs to mind. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 My old man was brought up in Cumnock and I now live about 10 mins away and I totally agree with you!However, you have to remember that these towns were mining towns and when the mines shut there was nothing to replace them other than alcohol, drugs and bigotry. A bit like many parts of Glasgow after the shipbuilding industry went tits up. The interesting thing is the number of real successful people that come from the area, including my Dad. Must be something to do with striving for better. Bill Shankly, George Burley, Tom Hunter are the better known ones but I know of at least 5 self made multi-millionaires that were at the same school at the same time as my Dad. I worked in paisley for a couple of years and I hated the place. However, I enjoy going to Love St for the footie and always had a good day. My grampa was from Cumnock. Always seemed ok when I was wee and the pits were open. Then I grew up, Maggie happened, and the place was an utter shitehole. They still had boot boys when everywhere else had casuals. The row of shops on the scheme my grampa lived on were all derelict, bar one which had steel wire shutters up everywhere at all times. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wishaykillie Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Harthill always strikes me as the bleakest place in Scotland. There's also that row of council houses just of the M8. Who fucking lives in these places? The suicide rate must be through the roof. That'll be Salsburgh, Breich is the same as well, it's along the A71 jusr before West Calder. Which is also a shithole. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YER SISTERS YER MAW Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Got to agree with the views on Forth. I drive through it fairly regularly. There's something eerie about it. Something not quite right.Cowdenbeath yes, Port Glasgow - yes. What about Cumbernauld? Up north I'd go for Fraserburgh. We used to do work for a company down in Newmilns. Quite a few hellholes around there. Strathaven springs to mind. The locals from Forth are fcuking nuts.I used to take deliveries up there every night and the amount of fights i seen was surreal considering i worked nightshift.The coppers were spotted with their sirens and lights flashing towards the town more often than not as they don't have a police station. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee4Life1893 Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Took a diversion when the M74 was closed once and passed throgh Rigside, South Lanarkshire. Without a doubt the biggest shitehole I've ever seen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YER SISTERS YER MAW Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 (edited) Took a diversion when the M74 was closed once and passed throgh Rigside, South Lanarkshire.Without a doubt the biggest shitehole I've ever seen. I think it's got two shops and a pub.Very small village indeed. Edited November 7, 2008 by YER SISTERS YER MAW 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 I'd say probably Plean. An utter hole of a place. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YER SISTERS YER MAW Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 I'd say probably Plean. An utter hole of a place. Is that the place on the outskirts of Stirling? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsd Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 I'd say probably Plean. An utter hole of a place. Yes, I drive through it every day to work and back. Depressing does not even come close. However it does have a pub called the Clansman although I would never venture in. Also is there a reason for Cowie existing? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Is that the place on the outskirts of Stirling? That's the one. Fallin is also worth a mention. Yes, I drive through it every day to work and back. Depressing does not even come close. However it does have a pub called the Clansman although I would never venture in. Also is there a reason for Cowie existing? I used to get the bus to and from Uni before First kept fucking it up. Plean seems even worse when you're stopping in it every two minutes to pick up or drop off the resident reprobates. My Papa's from Cowie 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerwickMad Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Cowdenbeath from the places ive been to but Methil is pretty shit as well. Also, Hawick deserves a mention. Horrible place. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 There is a place on the edge of West Lothian called Forth. I've only ever just passed through it but I honestly wouldn't be surprised if I saw some tumbleweed blowing down the main street. Have you ever been to Briech? I used to drive through when on the road full time. I just to ask myself. Why? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Brechin? The place is tiny, whats so bad about it? It's a mind-numblingly boring shithole. I used to work there. One of those places that's depressing even on a warm sunny day. To be fair, the demolitionof the Queens Park scheme improved it a bit. However, it's still a haven for impossible-to-understand ginger single mothers of multiple children, junkies and generally inbred fuckwits. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsd Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 That's the one.Fallin is also worth a mention. I used to get the bus to and from Uni before First kept fucking it up. Plean seems even worse when you're stopping in it every two minutes to pick up or drop off the resident reprobates. My Papa's from Cowie Oops. Aye, Fallin's a bit desperate too. Once went to a party at their community pub or whatever it is. Couldnt believe they were building all those new houses in Plean. Just goes to show they will build anywhere (including Tullibody) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Hopefully. It always struck me as a place where you'd send people who have been released from prison to rehabilitate themselves without affecting the rest of the world.... As opposed to Law village Was Forth not on the FBI or CIA a few years ago 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Yes, I drive through it every day to work and back. Depressing does not even come close. However it does have a pub called the Clansman although I would never venture in. ive been in the clansman 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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