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In the north of East Dunbartonshire the land rises to the Campsie Fells, reaching 550 m (1,807 feet) at the highest point. Much of the upland areas to the north are covered by the Trossachs National Park, but the south of the county is mainly low-lying, and fairly urbanised near Glasgow.

There is evidence of prehistoric settlement in the area, but the main occupants of the region were Picts and later Celts. The Romans built their most northerly defence, the Antonine Wall, between the Firth of Clyde in the west and the Firth of Forth in the east, and sections of the wall run through parts of the county.

Glasgow city limits have expanded over the years, and towns like Milngavie are now dormitory suburbs of the city. Three quarters of the landscape is given over to agriculture however, and the gentle, quiet landscape of the Campsie Fells is much visited by hikers and walkers.