Elder Park
Elder Park is a public park in the Govan area of Glasgow, Scotland, located a short distance south of the River Clyde, to the east of the Linthouse neighbourhood.Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Govan, Glasgow, UK
- Also known as: “Elder Park, Govan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Glasgow Rangers and Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
Glasgow Rangers
Stadium
Photo: Archibald99, Public domain.
Ibrox Stadium is a football stadium on the south side of the River Clyde in the Ibrox area of Glasgow, Scotland. The home of Scottish Premiership team Rangers, Ibrox is the third-largest football stadium in Scotland, with an all-seated capacity of 51,700.
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
Hospital
Photo: MrGRA, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital is a 1,677-bed acute hospital in the Govan area of Glasgow, Scotland. It is built on the site of the former Southern General Hospital and was opened in April 2015.
Glenlee
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Glenlee is a steel-hulled three-masted barque, built as a cargo ship at Port Glasgow under that name in 1896 for Glasgow owners. With later owners she was named Islamount and Clarastella.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Linthouse and Govan.
Linthouse
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Linthouse is a neighbourhood in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated directly south of the River Clyde and lies immediately west of Govan, with other adjacent areas including Shieldhall and the Southern General Hospital to the west, and Drumoyne to the south.
Govan
Suburb
Photo: Njellis, Public domain.
Govan is a district, parish, and former burgh now part of southwest Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated 2+1⁄2 miles west of Glasgow city centre, on the south bank of the River Clyde, opposite the mouth of the River Kelvin and the district of Partick.
Drumoyne
Suburb
Photo: G Laird, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Drumoyne is now a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde and is part of the former Burgh of Govan. It is the birthplace of Sir Alex Ferguson, manager of Manchester United football club from November 1986 to 2013, the most successful manager in English football, in terms of championship-winning seasons.
Elder Park
- Categories: recreation area, historic site, and memorial
- Location: Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.86245° or 55° 51′ 45″ northLongitude
-4.32507° or 4° 19′ 30″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Open location code
9C7QVM6F+XXOpenStreetMap ID
way 10682502OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
11612702Wikidata ID
Q75839896
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