Visit Blackhill, Glasgow Places

Welcome to Visit Blackhill, Glasgow Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Blackhill, Glasgow

  

Blackhill, Glasgow Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Blackhill, Glasgow

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Blackhill, Glasgow history

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Blackhill was developed as a council housing estate in the 1930s. Most of the new development was designated Rehousing, the lowest grade of council housing intended for those cleared from Glasgow’s 19th century slums. The area has been historically been an area of deprivation and violence.

You can visit Blackhill, Glasgow places with Walkfo Blackhill, Glasgow to hear history at Blackhill, Glasgow’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Blackhill, Glasgow has 210 places to visit in our interactive Blackhill, Glasgow 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 Blackhill, Glasgow, 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 Blackhill, Glasgow places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Blackhill, Glasgow & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 210 audio facts unique to Blackhill, Glasgow places in an interactive Blackhill, Glasgow map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Blackhill, Glasgow Places Map
210 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Blackhill, Glasgow tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Blackhill, Glasgow

  

Best Blackhill, Glasgow places to visit

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Blackhill, Glasgow has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Blackhill, Glasgow’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Blackhill, Glasgow’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.

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.

Equestrian statue of William III, Glasgow The equestrian statue of William III in Cathedral Square, Glasgow, is a 1735 work by an unknown sculptor. It is the work of a sculptor unknown.

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