Drumchapel

Drumchapel, known locally as 'The Drum', is a district in the north-west of the city of , Scotland. It borders to the north-east and Drumry to the south-west, as well as , , and in Glasgow to the south; land to the north is undeveloped and includes the course of the Roman-era .
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  • Type: Suburb with 13,000 residents
  • Description: district in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Drummchapel”
Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Drumchapel railway station and Drumry railway station.

Railway station
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
serves the Drumchapel…

Railway station
Photo: Peter Whatley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves the Drumry and Linnvale…

Archaeological site
Castlehill was a Roman fort on the in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Drumchapel and Blairdardie.

Quarter
is a neighbourhood of , .

Suburb
Photo: JudithFisher, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighbourhood in the city of .

Town
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town in , Scotland.

Drumchapel

Latitude
55.91224° or 55° 54′ 44″ north
Longitude
-4.36917° or 4° 22′ 9″ west
Population
13,000
Elevation
79 feet (24 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB DCP
Open location code
9C7QWJ6J+V8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 967784103
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2650943
Wiki­data ID
Q5309133
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Drumchapel” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Drumchapel”
  • Catalan: “Drumchapel”
  • Chinese: “德拉姆查珀尔”
  • Chinese: “德拉姆查珀爾”
  • Dutch: “Drumchapel”
  • French: “Drumchapel”
  • Hebrew: “דרמצ’אפל”
  • Irish: “Druim a‘ Chaibeil”
  • Irish: “Druim a’ Chaibeil”
  • Japanese: “ドラムチャペル”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Drumchapel”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Drumchapel”
  • Portuguese: “Drumchapel”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Druim a‘ Chaibeil”
  • Urdu: “ڈرمچیپل”
  • “Drumchapel”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Drumry and Linnvale.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Donald Dewar Sports Centre and Drumchapel United F.C..

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