Kennishead (Scots: Kennisheid, Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Ceanais)[1] is a neighbourhood in the Scottish city of Glasgow. Its territory, south of the River Clyde, is fairly isolated, bordering a park to the south and a golf course to the north, as well as the residential area of Carnwadric. The majority of the housing consists of three (originally five, two since demolished)[2] high rise tower blocks of 23 storeys, which dominate the area visually.[3]
Kennishead
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 Tower blocks on Kennishead Avenue | |
  Kennishead Location within Glasgow | |
| OS grid reference | NS545602 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GLASGOW |
| Postcode district | G46 |
| Dialling code | 0141 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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The area is also home to the disused farm from which it takes its name,[4] formerly owned by Sir John Maxwell.
Kennishead was originally called "Kenneth's Head".[5]
Kennishead railway station is on the Glasgow South Western Line to Barrhead.
See also
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edit- ^ List of railway station names in English, Scots and Gaelic – NewsNetScotland Archived 22 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Five high-rise caretakers sacked after being accused of 'allowing drug deals' in the tower blocks". Daily Record. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ "Tower Block: Kennishead". University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ Kennishead (Pollok House, 1830), The Glasgow Story
- ^ Map of the County of Renfrew, National Library of Scotland
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