National Piping Centre

The National Piping Centre is an institution in , , 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.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK
  • Address: 30-34 McPhater Street, G4 0HW

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Theatre Royal and The Pipers‘ Tryst Hotel.

Theater building
Photo: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is the oldest theatre in and the longest running in Scotland. Located at 282 Hope Street, at the area, its front door was originally round the corner in Cowcaddens Street.

Hotel
Photo: David Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Theater building
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a theatre in located on Renfield Street. is situated 780 feet south of National Piping Centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cowcaddens and Garnethill.

Suburb
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is an area of the city of , Scotland. It sits directly north of the city centre and is bordered by the newer area of to the south-west and to the east.

Suburb
is a predominantly residential area of the city of , with a number of important public buildings.

Suburb
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, crowned by , is an area of central , Scotland. Its grid of streets extend from the length of the west side of Buchanan Street to Gordon Street and Bothwell Street, and to Charing Cross, Sauchiehall Street and Garnethill.

National Piping Centre

Latitude
55.86713° or 55° 52′ 2″ north
Longitude
-4.25657° or 4° 15′ 24″ west
Open location code
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Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

“National Piping Centre” goes by many names.
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Ionad Nàiseanta na Pìobaireachd”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cowcaddens Fire Station and William Annan Fountain, Renfield Street, Glasgow.

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