Gaelic has been around in Lanarkshire for centuries, and today at least 10% of Gaelic speakers in Scotland live in Lanarkshire.

In 2005, the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act was passed by the Scottish Parliament with a view to securing the status of Gaelic as an official language of Scotland commanding equal respect to the English language, however this legislation solely focusses on public bodies.

This Community Gaelic Plan for Lanarkshire has the objective of bringing the main Gaelic communities in Lanarkshire together at a grassroots level with the aims of sharing equal values; increasing Gaelic use; and increasing Gaelic language and cultural awareness.

You can now participate in the consultation process. The Planning Stage has now been opened:
Consultation: Community Gaelic Plan (Lanarkshire)
Consultation - Stage 1:Where are we now with Gaelic in Lanarkshire?
Consultation - Stage 2:Where do we want to be with Gaelic in Lanarkshire by 2020?
Consultation - Stage 3:How do we get from now to where we want to be in 2020?

The following pages will be updated after the planning stages:

Foreword
1. Introduction
1.1. The Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005
1.2 History of Gaelic in Scotland
1.3 Gaelic in Lanarkshire today
1.4 The Community Gaelic Plan for Lanarkshire