Visit Glenboig Places

Welcome to Visit Glenboig Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Glenboig

  

Glenboig Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Glenboig

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Glenboig history

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Glenboig’s main industry was fireclay, centred on the General Refractories and the Star Fireclay Works, which made refractory products for the steel and iron industries. The village’s first school was built between 1875 and 1876.

You can visit Glenboig places with Walkfo Glenboig to hear history at Glenboig’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Glenboig has 16 places to visit in our interactive Glenboig 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 Glenboig, 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 Glenboig places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Glenboig & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 16 audio facts unique to Glenboig places in an interactive Glenboig map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Glenboig Places Map
16 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Glenboig historic spots	Glenboig tourist destinations	Glenboig plaques	Glenboig geographic features
Walkfo Glenboig tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Glenboig

  

Best Glenboig places to visit

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

Coatbridge Library Coatbridge Library is a public library in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The library is located in the area of Coatbridge.

Summerlee Iron Works Summerlee Iron Works (1836–1930) was an iron works established in Coatbridge, Scotland. The site has been incorporated into the Summerlee, Museum of Scottish Industrial Life.

Glenboig Glenboig (Scottish Gaelic: An Gleann Bhog) is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland lying north of Coatbridge and to the south east of Kirkintilloch. The etymology of the name is uncertain but may mean “boggy or soft glen”

Glenmavis Glenmavis is situated about 2 miles north-west of Airdrie on the B802 road. A mid-2012 estimate recorded a population of about 2290.

Drumpellier Country Park Drumpellier Country Park is a country park situated to the west of Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The park covers an area of 500 acres (2.0 km) and comprises two natural lochs (one of which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest), lowland heath, mixed woodlands and open grassland. The loch and canal attract many water birds, both resident (swans and mallard ducks) and over-wintering migrants.

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