Visit Springboig Places

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

  

Springboig Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Springboig

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Springboig history

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The Springboig area stayed in Lanarkshire when most of the surrounding territory at Shettleston was transferred into Glasgow in 1912. It remained in the Bothwell constituency along with Mount Vernon and Baillieston. It did not formally join the city until a reorganisation under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.

You can visit Springboig places with Walkfo Springboig to hear history at Springboig’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Springboig has 97 places to visit in our interactive Springboig 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 Springboig, 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 Springboig places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Springboig & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 97 audio facts unique to Springboig places in an interactive Springboig map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Springboig Places Map
97 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Springboig places to visit

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

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