Pinkston Basin
Pinkston Basin is a canal in Glasgow City, Scotland. Pinkston Basin is situated nearby to the suburb Port Dundas, as well as near the rapids Pinkston Short Course.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glasgow Queen Street railway station and National Piping Centre.
Glasgow Queen Street railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Glasgow Queen Street is a passenger railway terminus serving the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is the smaller of the city's two main line terminals; the larger is Glasgow Central. Glasgow Queen Street railway station is situated 3,400 feet south of Pinkston Basin.
National Piping Centre
Museum
Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The National Piping Centre is an institution in Glasgow, Scotland, dedicated to the playing of the bagpipes, to include not only the Great Highland Bagpipes, but also the Scottish smallpipes and Irish uileann pipes, as well as other traditional musical instruments. National Piping Centre is situated 1,900 feet southwest of Pinkston Basin.
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 southeast of Pinkston Basin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Dundas and Cowcaddens.
Port Dundas
Suburb
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Port Dundas is an area of Glasgow, Scotland, located 1 mile to the north of the city centre. It lies to the north of Cowcaddens, and to the west of Sighthill, with Hamiltonhill and Possilpark to the north-west.
Cowcaddens
Suburb
Photo: Hwyndham, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cowcaddens is an area of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It sits directly north of the city centre and is bordered by the newer area of Garnethill to the south-west and Townhead to the east.
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.
Pinkston Basin
- Type: Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.87183° or 55° 52′ 19″ northLongitude
-4.25235° or 4° 15′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C7QVPCX+P3OpenStreetMap ID
way 109070392OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=canal
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