NS5768 : Maryhill Barracks commemorative plaque
taken 10 years ago, 3 km from Partick, Glasgow, Scotland
The plaque reads as follows...
MARYHILL BARRACKS
This plaque marks the site of Maryhill Barracks built in 1877 from local stone.
During its existence many Scottish Regiments and other military units
were stationed at Maryhill.
On 16th March 1921 the depot of the Highland Light Infantry, later to become
The City Of Glasgow Regiment, moved to Maryhill Barracks from Hamilton.
The last soldiers to be trained here left on 26 September 1958.
On 21 January 1959 the Highland Light Infantry amalgamated with The
Royal Scots Fusiliers to continue service as The Royal Highland Fusiliers
(Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow And Ayrshire Regiment).
Maryhill Barracks was demolished in 1961.
Strathclyde Regional Council
Plaque presented by Strathclyde Regional Council in 1989 during reconstruction of the wall.
Maryhill is a district in the north west of Glasgow. It takes its name from Mary Hill (1730-1809), who was the last line of the Hill family and who owned the estate on which Maryhill now stands.
The area consists of a mix of traditional sandstone Glasgow tenements, alongside towerblocks and more recent low-rise housing developments.
The districts boasts one of the original Carnegie Libraries Linkas well as a a fine Burgh Hall which is part of a cluster of listed buildings on that part of Maryhill Road.
The Forth and Clyde Canal runs through the districts, with the 136m long, 19m high Kelvin Aqueduct, the Maryhill locks and basins and Kelvin Dock being the prominent features. The Port Dundas branch of the canal also originates in Maryhill.
Maryhill is home to Partick Thistle FC, who play at Firhill, on the banks of the canal.
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- Grid Square
- NS5768, 143 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Thomas Nugent (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Saturday, 19 March, 2016 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Saturday, 2 April, 2016
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NS 5708 6844 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:53.2695N 4:17.2010W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NS 5708 6843
- View Direction
- Northwest (about 315 degrees)
