Gleniffer Braes
Gleniffer Braes is a scenic viewpoint in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. Gleniffer Braes is situated nearby to the golf course Paisley Golf Club, as well as near Macdonald’s Fountain.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gleniffer High School and Royal Alexandra Hospital.
Gleniffer High School
School
Gleniffer High School is a Scottish state school located in Paisley for boys and girls aged 11 to 18. Since 1988, Gleniffer has been located in Paisley's Foxbar district, close to the Gleniffer Braes in the west coast of Scotland, south of Glasgow. Gleniffer High School is situated 1 mile north of Gleniffer Braes.
Royal Alexandra Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Alex Mcnaughton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Royal Alexandra Hospital is the main hospital in Paisley serving a large catchment area stretching all the way to Oban and Argyll. The hospital is managed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Royal Alexandra Hospital is situated 1½ miles northeast of Gleniffer Braes.
Paisley Canal railway station
Railway station
Photo: Richard Sutcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Paisley Canal railway station is a railway station in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and lies on the Paisley Canal Line. Paisley Canal railway station is situated 2½ miles northeast of Gleniffer Braes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elderslie and Neilston.
Elderslie
Town
Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elderslie is a village in the council area and historic county of Renfrewshire in west central Scotland. It chiefly serves as a commuter village, situated midway between the towns of Paisley and Johnstone, and lies 11 miles west of Glasgow city centre. Elderslie is situated 2 miles northwest of Gleniffer Braes.
Neilston
Town
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Neilston is a village and parish in East Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It is in the Levern Valley, two miles southwest of Barrhead, 3+3⁄4 miles south of Paisley, and 5+3⁄4 miles south-southwest of Renfrew, at the southwestern fringe of the Greater Glasgow conurbation. Neilston is situated 2 miles southeast of Gleniffer Braes.
Paisley
Photo: Colin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Paisley is a town in Renfrewshire, on Clydeside in the Central Belt of Scotland, with a population of 79,40 in 2020. It was a major centre for textiles, mass-producing "Paisley pattern" fabrics, though all the mills are long gone.
Gleniffer Braes
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: East Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.81281° or 55° 48′ 46″ northLongitude
-4.45525° or 4° 27′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C7QRG7V+4VOpenStreetMap ID
node 1315360219OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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