Cathcart Heritage Trail
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The rich history, once-renowned industrial heritage and dramatic natural landscape of the former village of Cathcart make it the unique place it is today… Join us to learn about castles and churches, royalty and rebellion, bygone industrial mills and workers cottages, artists and architects, drumlins, roads and railways – all of which played their part in the timeline of a humble village that became a stylish Victorian suburb on the southside of Scotland’s only metropolis. Local resident & heritage enthusiast Dougie McLellan will lead the tour, and provide images of paintings, lost mills, and bygone streetscapes which the tour will traverse that cast Cathcart in a new light, joining the dots between its current ambience and remarkable genesis – with the ever-flowing waters of the White Cart river snaking around the area and through the centuries being a key character in its own right.
ADDRESS & CONTACT INFO
Delvin Rd exit of Cathcart Station (regular trains from Glasgow Central)
Cathcart Station, Cathcart, Glasgow
G44 4ED
VISIT DETAILS
TOUR DATES & TIMES
Sunday 22nd September: 11 : 00 AM
TOUR INFORMATION
Tour Duration: 90-120 minutes
Tour Meeting Point: Delvin Rd exit of Cathcart Station (regular trains from Glasgow Central)
Tour Meeting Point: Delvin Rd exit of Cathcart Station (regular trains from Glasgow Central)
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TRAVEL
Nearest Train and/or Subway: Cathcart Station
Parking Available: no
Additional Parking Details: -
Parking Available: no
Additional Parking Details: -
ACCESSIBILITY
Physical Access: Not Accessible
Further Accessibility Details: There is no step free access at Cathcart Station if you are travelling to the walk by train - stairs only up to Island platform. The walk includes hillside inclines and some off-path elements and would not be accessible for those with mobility issues.
Facilities:
Additional Restricitions on Access: -
Further Accessibility Details: There is no step free access at Cathcart Station if you are travelling to the walk by train - stairs only up to Island platform. The walk includes hillside inclines and some off-path elements and would not be accessible for those with mobility issues.
Facilities:
Additional Restricitions on Access: -
ORGANISATION
Organised by: South Glasgow Heritage & Environment Trust
SGHET is a volunteer-run charitable trust operated by a management group of local people and others interested in researching, exploring and sharing the rich heritage and environment of the Southside. We run regular talks, walks and other events and projects across the year, and host a range of articles and guest blogs on our website www.sghet.com. We're launching a new podcast and are developing a community archive. Our vision is to ensure the histories and places of the southside of Glasgow are celebrated, understood, and engaged with by the local community and further afield.
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Email: info@sghet.com
Website: https://www.sghet.com
SGHET is a volunteer-run charitable trust operated by a management group of local people and others interested in researching, exploring and sharing the rich heritage and environment of the Southside. We run regular talks, walks and other events and projects across the year, and host a range of articles and guest blogs on our website www.sghet.com. We're launching a new podcast and are developing a community archive. Our vision is to ensure the histories and places of the southside of Glasgow are celebrated, understood, and engaged with by the local community and further afield.
Tel: -
Email: info@sghet.com
Website: https://www.sghet.com
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