The St Rollox Monument

The St Rollox Monument is a memorial in Glasgow City, Scotland. The St Rollox Monument is situated nearby to Springburn Community Fire Station, as well as near the sports venue Petershill Park.

Type: Memorial
Artwork type: sculpture
Inscription: “The St. Rollox Monument Jack Sloan 1995 To commemorate the builders of the steam and diesel locomotives that were exported from Glasgow to the world Funded by The Miller Group and The Glasgow Development Agency”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Barnhill railway station and Glasgow Cathedral.

Barnhill railway station

Railway station

Photo: Daniel, CC BY 2.0.

Barnhill railway station is in Glasgow, Scotland, 3 miles north of Glasgow Queen Street railway station on the Springburn branch of the North Clyde Line. Barnhill railway station is situated 1,400 feet northeast of The St Rollox Monument.

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 Cathedral is situated 1 mile south of The St Rollox Monument.

Petershill Park

Sports venue

Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Petershill Park is a leisure centre and football stadium located in the Springburn suburb of Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. It has a third generation full-size outdoor football pitch, and has floodlights. Petershill Park is situated 1,400 feet north of The St Rollox Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Royston and Sighthill.

Royston

Suburb

Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

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.

Germiston

Suburb

Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Germiston is a neighbourhood in the city of Glasgow, Scotland, north of the River Clyde. The area forms part of the suburb of Springburn for political purposes, but is more commonly referred to as part of the 'Royston Road corridor' flanked by the Cumbernauld…

The St Rollox Monument

Category: historic site
Location: Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.87437° or 55° 52′ 28″ north

Longitude

-4.22672° or 4° 13′ 36″ west

Height

49 feet (15 metres)

Open location code

9C7QVQFF+P8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1776057299

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

OpenStreetMap attribute

artwork_type=sculpture

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