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

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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.

The Govan Stones

Museum

Photo: Joedkins, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Govan Stones is an internationally important museum collection of early medieval carved stones displayed at Govan Old Parish Church in Govan, Glasgow, Scotland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Linthouse and Govan.

Linthouse

Suburb

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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
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Latitude

55.86245° or 55° 51′ 45″ north

Longitude

-4.32507° or 4° 19′ 30″ west

Elevation

30 feet (9 metres)

Open location code

9C7QVM6F+XX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 10682502

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

11612702

Wikidata ID

Q75839896

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