The sighthill park hosts the first astronomically aligned stone circle built in great britain for 3,000 years, by the glasgow parks department astronomy project guided by duncan lunan. Although i grew up in possilpark that was only a half a mile north of sighthill i can still remember the area before the notorious sighthill was even started. This project is prominent on the highest point of the hill included in the park itself. Sighthill community centre and library glasgow libraries. Photographs and location map of sighthill park and the. Aug 12, 2001 the name of sighthill represents a dark passage in the history of glasgow and scotland. You have two options when printing pdf formats of the glasgow central map gcm. The gcm can be viewed at the first size, a4, only if it.
Sighthill campus is servied by lothian buses 3, 21, 25, 34, 35, 36, plus 300 skylink and 400 skylink from bankhead ave. Politics stopped it being fully completed 33 years ago. There is an excellent variety of shops, amenities and more extensive retail opportunities available at the gyle shopping centre and hermiston gait retail park. Going with a guide not only eliminates the stress of navigating, but ensures you learn more about the region than you might from a guidebook. The regeneration of an area in the north of glasgow is 10 to 20 years ahead of schedule, according to council bosses. It was constructed in 1978 when the glasgow parks department asked astronomer and sciencefiction writer duncan lunan to build them a ministonehenge. This works dated from 1861, being built alongside the still new 1855 sighthill branch of the edinburgh and glasgow railway at a green field site. Glasgow, scotland, uk great britain, printable vector. It is situated north of the river clyde sighthill is part of the wider springburn district in the north of the city.
Display of 1 nonilluminated fascia sign and 1 nonilluminated panel display on side of property. The scottish parliament constituency is edinburgh pentlands. They are divided into two parts separated by a single space. The sighthill tra is one of the key sites in the north of glasgow scheduled for regeneration in the coming years. There will also be a new public square and improvements made to sighthill park. Sighthill has been used as a location for film and television productions. Sighthill licensed grocer, 7274 huntingdon square, glasgow by paypoint. The 25 runs until around midnight, after which time lothian. Sighthill one of glasgows eight transformational regeneration areas. Sighthill is located in city of glasgow county, glasgow city, scotland, scotland, united kingdom. Like dutch postcodes, sighthill glasgow city postcodes are alphanumeric. Area information for sighthill park, edinburgh, scotland. The name of sighthill represents a dark passage in the history of glasgow and scotland. Originally from lebanon, they are among the 3,500 refugees who have been housed in the sighthill area of glasgow since the start.
The hidden glasgow forums view topic the demolition of. Sighthill transformational regeneration area, glasgow. Jun 21, 2016 main roads closed until 2018 to make way for sighthill. Sighthill postcode sighthill, glasgow city uk postcode. Use the map type in the top left to choose os explorer for walking maps, or os landranger for cycling or driving maps. Sighthill, city of edinburgh area information, map. The 25 departs from princes street, via haymarket, gorgie road and sighthill. These cash machines are near to sighthill post office shop. Glasgow, a partnership between glasgow city council, glasgow housing association and the scottish government. Walking in sighthill park in glasgow, scotland youtube. Sighthill is one of the 8 areas identified as a priority for regeneration by the transforming communities. Feb 15, 2012 this is a very long video of myself walking around sighthill park in glasgow, scotland on a very windy day.
For more information on other towns in glasgow, you can visit our towns in glasgow page, alternatively you can use the navigation menu. The name change was seen as a sign, and the location was locked. Tesco, st rollox business park, springburn by royal bank of. Mar 25, 20 town plan of glasgow sighthill cemetery by sonny maley on march 25, 20 0 the latest addition to our glasgow town plan map series is sheet vi. Sighthill, city of edinburgh area information, map, walks. Get contact details, videos, photos, opening times and map directions. Hope you like it even though sometimes the wind batters into the microphone. Sighthill transformational regeneration area, glasgow sweco. G, a partnership between gha, glasgow city council and the scottish government. Aug 06, 2001 originally from lebanon, they are among the 3,500 refugees who have been housed in the sighthill area of glasgow since the start of the year. The most notable production to be filmed in sighthill was the 1998 bbc scotland television drama looking after jo jo which featured robert carlyle in the title role and was filmed in and around north sighthill and niddrie. Sighthill, in the north of the city, is the largest of eight transformational regeneration areas tras in glasgow. That companys previous works, hyde park works 1st, was on hyde park street, finnieston, the same name being used for the new works.
The x25 has a limited stop route beginning at waterloo place via princes street, lothian road and running nonstop to sighthill before arriving at heriotwatt university. Photo gallery of parks in and around glasgow the largest city in scotland photographs and location map of sighthill park and the standing stone circle in the springburn area of glasgow city of glasgow. Plan a stressfree day trip through scotlands west highlands with this convenient highlights tour that departs from central glasgow. This page combines information for the address sighthill park, edinburgh, scotland, eh11 4pn, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. The redevelopment makes use of a site following the demolition of a high rise block and three low rise maisonettes that were constructed during. This is a very long video of myself walking around sighthill park in glasgow, scotland on a very windy day. Proposed active travel provision detailed design that naturally controls vehicle speeds. I left in 1986 when i was 20 when my mother remarried. Calton covers calton, bridgeton, camlachie and dalmarnock. I remember having to get up in the morning and virtually fall into school as sighthill primary was at the bottom of the block. Client glasgow city council main contractor balfour beatty civil engineering location sighthill park railway project date of completion 082016 for more details contact top. The area is bordered to the north by cowlairs, to the east by the springburn bypass road, to west by the glasgow to edinburgh via falkirk line running into queen street station and to the south by the townhead. Glasgow m8 parade glasgow 42 97 glasg caledo univer 33 8 srr sighthill park g sgow uni rsity 51 j15 72 baird co lege w ian 52 scotrail haring ross 53 j19 footbridge. Departures during office hours, rental vehicles should be returned to our branch in eastfield road, edinburgh airport.
Sighthill postcode is a sixcharacter string that forms part of a postal address in glasgow city, scotland uk. Sighthill has 1 postcode zip code, in county of city of glasgow. Rollox chemical works, this isnt true as the works where just south of sighthill in the townhead area. Pdf map glasgow, scotland, uk great britain, printable vector street city plan map, full editable, adobe pdf, full vector, scalable, editable, text format street names, 43 mb zip all streets, all buildings. Sighthill, glasgow city area information, map, walks and. Sighthill, glasgow city area information, map, walks and more. The sighthill park is proposed to be repositioned during 2015 by providing a new improved green space network throughout the area, connecting sighthill cemetery in the north to the city centre via a land bridge across the m8. Upon return to the branch, your vehicle will be checked in prior to your transfer to. East centre covers riddrie, carntyne, cranhill, south carntyne, springboig and.
The gcm can be viewed at the first size, a4, only if it has been printed on a photo. The list was whittled down from eighteen to just one, broomhill park, the former site of the st. Seen as a ministonehenge, the sighthill stone circle was the first astronomically aligned circle to be built in britain for nearly 3000 years, drawing on the brains of glasgow university, the creative juice of local schoolkids and the money of a 1970s labour government. The sighthill tra is being delivered by transforming communities. This page mostly cover sighthill and round most parts around the area. Town plan of glasgow sighthill cemetery university of. Local information for the town of sighthill, glasgow. It is hard to know of what to feel more ashamed the racist violence or the ambivalence of press coverage. The 46 acre site of the cemetery was purchased by a joint stock company in 1840, with. With the construction of the motorway, the wasteland was transformed into a park, and renamed sighthill due to the spectacular view afforded from it.
The area is bordered to the north by cowlairs, to the east by the springburn bypass road, to the west by the glasgow to edinburgh via falkirk line running into queen street station and to the south by the townhead. But, in 2012, the allure of staging another mega sporting event sealed sighthills fate, as glasgow city council was shortlisted for the 2018 youth olympics. Railscot sighthill branch edinburgh and glasgow railway. The sighthill stone circle is believed to be the first astronomically aligned stone circle to be built in the uk in over 3000 years. Sighthill is a housing estate in the scottish city of glasgow. The latest addition to our glasgow town plan map series is sheet vi. Sighthill community centre 1 fountainwell square glasgow proposal. The area includes several business parks, including glasgow forge retail park. In addition to this it is home to two of the largest sporting facilities in glasgow, celtic park and emirates sports centre. Edinburgh park train station is a 20minute walk from our sighthill campus. The postcode is within the sighthillgorgie wardelectoral division, which is in the uk parliamentary constituency of edinburgh south west.
The sighthill park hosts the first astronomically aligned stone circle built in great britain for 3,000 years, and is currently maintained by the glasgow parks department astronomy project guided by duncan lunan. At around 400ft above sea level its name derived from the views of glasgow and its surroundings it afforded in all directions. Location informations of sighthill latitude of city of sighthill is 55. Main roads closed until 2018 to make way for sighthill. Edinburgh college formerly stevenson and edinburgh napier universitys sighthill campuses formerly stevenson college and the edinburgh business college respectively are based here healthcare, firefighting, retail and library services. Thistle house 91 haymarket terrace edinburgh, eh12 5hd. Map for design, print, arts, projects, presentations, for architects, designers and builders.
Glasgow has 3 park and ride subway sites and one busbased site at the walker street carpark in kincardine. Uk map map of scotland city of glasgow county sighthill map. Other places near sighthill, city of edinburgh eh11 4ep edinburgh park railway station, city of edinburgh. Jun 16, 2016 the regeneration of an area in the north of glasgow is 10 to 20 years ahead of schedule, according to council bosses. Sighthill community centre and library glasgow, uk. Glasgow has since been keen to maintain a positive legacy from this initial investment, securing further funding and political consent to regenerate areas in glasgow not impacted by the 2014 commonwealth games. The demolition of all sighthills remaining highrise flats was back on the agenda. Sighthill is a wellestablished area to the west of the city centre, lying within easy reach of both stevenson college and the sighthill campus of napier university. Sighthill was proposed as the location for the youth olympic games in 2018 in addition to having tra status. This place is situated in city of edinburgh, scotland, scotland, united kingdom, its geographical coordinates are 55 55 0 north, 3 17 0 west and its original name with diacritics is sighthill. Sighthill map, satellite view of sighthill, city of. Regeneration of sighthill is 10 to 20 years ahead of. You can also take the tram or lothian buses 2 one stop to bankhead, which is a 10minute walk from campus.
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