Royston
Royston/Roystonhill is a district in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It was previously known as The Garngad and is still known as such by residents that have a familial link and is still displayed in local shops and bars.Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Lairich Rig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Suburb
- Description: district in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Garngad” and “Royston, Glasgow”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Glasgow Cathedral and Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
Glasgow Cathedral
Church
Photo: Bewahrerderwerte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Glasgow Cathedral is a parish church of the Church of Scotland in Glasgow, Scotland. It was the cathedral church of the Archbishop of Glasgow, and the mother church of the Archdiocese of Glasgow and the province of Glasgow, from the 12th century until the Scottish Reformation in the 16th century.
Glasgow Royal Infirmary
Hospital
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Glasgow Royal Infirmary is a large teaching hospital. With a capacity of around 1,000 beds, the hospital campus covers an area of around 8 hectares, and straddles the Townhead and Dennistoun districts on the north-eastern fringe of the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland.
Provand’s Lordship
Museum
Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Provand's Lordship is a medieval historic house museum in Glasgow, Scotland. It is in the Townhead area, at the top of Castle Street within sight of Glasgow Cathedral and next to the St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blochairn and Sighthill.
Blochairn
Suburb
Blochairn is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow, situated north of the River Clyde. The district lies on either side of the main Blochairn Road.
Sighthill
Suburb
Photo: G Laird, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sighthill is a neighbourhood in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated north of the River Clyde and is part of the wider Springburn district in the north of the city.
Dennistoun
Suburb
Photo: Graeme Maclean, CC BY 2.0.
Dennistoun is a mostly residential district in Glasgow, Scotland, located north of the River Clyde and in the city's east end, about 1+1⁄4 miles east of the city centre.
Royston
- Categories: district and locality
- Location: Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.86951° or 55° 52′ 10″ northLongitude
-4.22549° or 4° 13′ 32″ westOpen location code
9C7QVQ9F+RROpenStreetMap ID
node 1459908751OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q15273562
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scots—“Royston” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Royston (Glasgow)”
- Basque: “Royston”
- Irish: “Royston”
- Scots: “Garngad”
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