Gowkstone

Gowkstone is a residential area in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. Gowkstone is situated nearby to Hazelden Equestrian Centre, as well as near the peak Fauldside Hill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mearns Castle and Glasgow Reform Synagogue.

Mearns Castle

Castle

Photo: wrobison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mearns Castle is a 15th-century tower house in Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire, south of Glasgow, Scotland. It is a Category A listed building. The castle has been restored and is now part of the Maxwell Mearns Castle Church. Mearns Castle is situated 1½ miles northeast of Gowkstone.

Glasgow Reform Synagogue

Synagogue

Glasgow Reform Synagogue is a Reform Jewish synagogue, located in Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire, Scotland, in the United Kingdom. The congregation is a member of the Movement for Reform Judaism and is the only Reform synagogue in Scotland. Glasgow Reform Synagogue is situated 1¼ miles north of Gowkstone.

Patterton railway station

Railway station

Photo: Alan Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Patterton railway station is a railway station serving the Patterton, Crookfur and Greenlaw areas of the town of Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire and the Deaconsbank and Jennylind areas of the Glasgow City council area, Scotland. Patterton railway station is situated 2½ miles north of Gowkstone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newton Mearns and Waterfoot.

Newton Mearns

Town

Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Newton Mearns is a suburban town and the largest settlement in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. It lies 7 miles southwest of Glasgow City Centre on historically the main road to Ayrshire, 410 feet above sea level.

Waterfoot

Village

Photo: John McLeish, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Waterfoot is a village in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. It is on the B767 road between Clarkston and Eaglesham, which are 1 mile to the north and south respectively, while Newton Mearns is about 2 miles to the west and East Kilbride about 5 miles to the southeast. Waterfoot is situated 2 miles east of Gowkstone.

Eaglesham

Photo: Kenneth Mallard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Eaglesham is a village in East Renfrewshire in Scotland. It is between Glasgow and East Kilbride and is seen as very affluent and is connected to Waterfoot which is a hamlet with very expensive houses.

Gowkstone

Type: Residential area
Location: East Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.75644° or 55° 45′ 23″ north

Longitude

-4.33746° or 4° 20′ 15″ west

Open location code

9C7QQM47+H2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 749646413

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hazelden Equestrian Centre and Mearns Kirk.

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