Living OUR AREA Bellsbank

Bellsbank was originally established to provide housing for the population of Benquat (one of several "ghost" villages in the Doon Valley that has been demolished). 

Expanded between the wars to house miners from worked out areas that were relocated there. Laid out by the County Council the houses looked out over Bogton Loch, Craigengillen and the Loch Doon Hills. It has a population of 1758.