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Carntyne (/ ˌ k ɑːr n ˈ t aɪ n /; Scottish Gaelic: Càrn an Teine) is a suburban district in the Scottish city of Glasgow.It is situated north of the River Clyde, and in the east end of the city. it has formed the core of the East Centre ward under Glasgow City Council, which also includes the neighbouring Riddrie and Cranhill areas.
Parkhead (Scots: Pairkheid) [1] is a district in the East End of Glasgow. Its name comes from a small weaving hamlet at the meeting place of the Great Eastern Road (now the Gallowgate and Tollcross Road) and Westmuir Street. Glasgow's Eastern Necropolis cemetery was laid out in the area in 1847 beside the Gallowgate. [2]
The Glasgow razor gangs were violent gangs that existed in the East End and South Side of Glasgow, Scotland in the late 1920s and 1930s and were named after their weapon of choice. H. Kingsley Long 's novel No Mean City (1935) contains a fictionalised account of these gangs.
As part of the northern extension of the M74 Motorway, a new Auchenshuggle Bridge over the River Clyde was completed and opened in 2011. Adjacent to the junction serving the area (2A) is a small retail park featuring fast food restaurants, car showroom, furniture shop, clothing retailer and a budget hotel with attached public house (Orion Way).
Mount Vernon is a residential area in the east end of the city of Glasgow, Scotland.It directly borders Sandyhills and Foxley to the west, while Barlanark is the closest neighbourhood to the north, Barrachnie and Baillieston to the east and Carmyle to the south, although Mount Vernon is separated from these by areas of open land, including Early Braes public park [1] and the former Kenmuir farm.
The eastern branch, known as the Glasgow East End Regeneration Route runs from Polmadie to the Forge Shopping Centre in Camlachie in the east of the city. The first phase was opened in 2011 with the second phase opened in mid-2012; these two phases are officially known as the A728 Clyde Gateway .
The first regiment to be stationed at the barracks were the Argyleshire Fencibles, soon followed the Sutherland Fencibles [2] and The Gordon Highlanders. [3] In 1796/7, in response to threats of a general uprising in Scotland and the establishment of a Scottish Republic, mainly due to the Militia Act in which the government had passed a law conscripting able bodied Scots males, between ...
Camlachie (/ ˌ k æ m ˈ l æ x i /; Scottish Gaelic: Camadh Làthaich) is an area of Glasgow in Scotland, located in the East End of the city, between Dennistoun to the north, and Bridgeton to the south.