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Maryhill (Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc Màiri) [2] is an area in the north-west of Glasgow in Scotland.A former independent burgh and the heart of an eponymous local authority ward, its territory is bisected by Maryhill Road, part of the A81 road which runs for a distance of roughly three miles (five kilometres) between Glasgow city centre and the suburban town of Bearsden.
Sep 13, 2024 · 1. Explore the Venice of the north. Take a wander along the Forth and Clyde Canal which was once the artery of Scotland’s Industrial Revolution. | Supplied. 2. Have a wander around Maryhill Park. Maryhill Park is over 100 years old and although many features of the park have been lost over the years, there is still plenty going on at the ...
- Declan Mcconville
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Maryhill Maryhill is an area in the north-west of Glasgow in Scotland.A former independent burgh and the heart of an eponymous local authority ward, its territory is bisected by Maryhill Road, part of the A81 road which runs for a distance of roughly three miles between Glasgow city centre and the suburban town of Bearsden.
Jun 11, 2024 · Here are 12 old photographs which show the changing face of Maryhill over generations. 1. Celtic Street. The number 75 tram emerging from the tram depot on Celtic Street in 1958. | Glasgow City Archives. 2.
- Declan Mcconville
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Nov 20, 2016 · Ah Maryhill, the long notorious former burgh found to the north-west of the city. But things are not always as they seem, for this patch of Glasgow is welcoming, friendly and a really nice place ...
The locks at Maryhill had a dock-slipway, still visible, where boat building took place from 1857-1921. The firm of Swan built many of the famous Clyde “Puffers”, the iron hulled and steam propellor driven vessels which plied the canal and the Firth of Clyde, including the very first one, the Glasgow.
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Jan 31, 2024 · 1. Mary Hill of Maryhill. A little known fact is that Maryhill is in fact named after a real person - that in and of itself is no big surprise, Dennistoun of course is named after merchant Alexander Dennistoun. But get this, Maryhill is named after a woman called Mary Hill - who was left the land by her father Hew Hill.
