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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Shettleston
Visit Shettleston places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Shettleston places to visit. A unique way to experience Shettleston’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Shettleston as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
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Shettleston (Scots: Shuttlestoun, Scottish Gaelic: Baile Nighean Sheadna) is a district in the east end of Glasgow in Scotland. When you visit Shettleston, Walkfo brings Shettleston places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Shettleston Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Shettleston
Visit Shettleston – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 111 audio plaques & Shettleston places for you to explore in the Shettleston area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Shettleston places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Shettleston history
Shettleston is the heart of a local authority ward of the same name. It lies between Parkhead to the west, and Baillieston to the east, and is about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) from the city centre. The area is well served by public transport, lying on the A89 road. It once was linked to Hamilton by the North British Railway, but this line has been closed.
Shettleston toponymy
The origin of the name ‘Shettleston’ is not clear and has had a multitude of spellings. A papal bull of 1179 refers to “villam filie Sedin” – the residence of Sedin’s son or daughter. A Gaelic derivation suggests “the daughter of Seadna”
Why visit Shettleston with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Shettleston places with Walkfo Shettleston to hear history at Shettleston’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Shettleston has 111 places to visit in our interactive Shettleston map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Shettleston, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Shettleston places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Shettleston & the surrounding areas.
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111 tourist, history, culture & geography spots
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Best Shettleston places to visit
Shettleston has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Shettleston’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Shettleston’s information audio spots:
Athletes’ Village (Glasgow 2014)
The Athletes Village for the 2014 Commonwealth Games was situated on a 35-hectare (86-acre) site, in the east end of Glasgow. The site was used as accommodation for up to 8,000 athletes and officials from all over the Commonwealth nations. After the games, the site was further developed and has up to 1,400 homes, a portion of which are available for social rental.
Barlanark
Barlanark is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated east of Budhill, Shettleston and Springboig, north west of Baillieston, west of Springhill and Swinton.
Barrachnie
Barrachnie is a place in Glasgow, Scotland adjacent to Garrowhill. It is located in the centre of the city’s most famous landmarks.
Carntyne
Carntyne (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 since 2007.
Cranhill
Cranhill was developed from public funding in the early 1950s. Infamous for its illegal drug trade and anti-social youth culture. The community was redeveloped from the late 1990s, although unemployment stood at 50% as of 2009.
Cambuslang
Cambuslang (Scots: Cammuslang) is a town on the south-eastern outskirts of Glasgow. It is the 27th largest town in Scotland by population. It has a long history of coal mining, iron and steel making, and ancillary engineering works.
A730 road
A730 road in Scotland runs between the centre of Glasgow and the south-eastern edge of the city’s urban area at Cathkin.
Visit Shettleston plaques
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here Shettleston has 9 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Shettleston plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Shettleston using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Shettleston plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.