Cathcart

Cathcart (/ˌkæθˈkɑːrt/; Scots: Kithcart, Scottish Gaelic: Coille Chart)[1] is an area of Glasgow between Battlefield, Mount Florida, King's Park, Muirend and Newlands. The White Cart Water flows through Cathcart, downstream from Linn Park. In 2014, it was rated one of the most attractive postcode areas to live in Scotland.[2]

For other uses, see Cathcart (disambiguation).

Cathcart
Cathcart Trinity Church on Clarkston Road, with the Couper Institute in the distance
Cathcart is located in Glasgow council area
Cathcart
Cathcart
Location within the Glasgow City council area
Cathcart is located in Scotland
Cathcart
Cathcart
Location within Scotland
OS grid referenceNS580608
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Glasgow
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG44
Dialling code0141
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

History

The ancient parish was formed around Cathcart Castle, the hereditary seat of the Cathcart family. The castle was built in the 15th-century on a site overlooking the White Cart Water, now part of Linn Park. The remains of the castle were demolished in 1980, having been declared unsafe, leaving only the foundations.[3][4]

Originally part of the Parish of Govan in Renfrewshire, most of the ancient parish was annexed by the county of city of Glasgow in 1912.[5] Cathcart is mainly a residential area, containing a mix of tenements, terraces and villas built from red or blonde sandstone. There are some historic buildings, including the Couper Institute (a public hall and library) and the Snuff Mill.[6] One of Alexander Thomson's most significant buildings, Holmwood House, is situated in Cathcart, close to the Glasgow city boundary.

Local industry includes ClydeUnion Pumps (previously part of Weir Group),[7] and Scottish Power.

Cathcart is served by Cathcart railway station on the Cathcart Circle Line, as well as numerous bus routes.

Linn Park, the second largest park in the city, is within the surrounding area. The semi natural woodland, declared a local nature reserve in 2012,[8] has a large path network and river walk.

Churches

Cathcart contains several churches including Cathcart Baptist church, Cathcart United Free church, Cathcart Congregational church and two Church of Scotland churches; Cathcart Old and Cathcart Trinity. The present Cathcart Old building was opened in 1929 and sits across Carmunnock Road from the earlier churchyard which contains the tower from the previous church and a graveyard. Cathcart Trinity was formed in November 2002 from the union of the vacant charges of Cathcart South and New Cathcart. The former New Cathcart Church building was converted into housing in 2006.[9][10] Cathcart's Catholic residents are served by St Gabriel's Church in Merrylee and by Christ the King in King's Park. Three congregations of Jehovah's Witnesses share a Kingdom Hall in Cathcart.

References
  1. List of railway station names in English, Scots and Gaelic – NewsNetScotland Archived 22 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "UK's 'most desirable' postcodes revealed". BBC News. 24 August 2014.
  3. "SNUFF MILL CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISAL". Glasgow City Council.
  4. "Cathcart Castle (SM2105)". portal.historicenvironment.scot. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  5. Williamson, Elizabeth; Riches, Anne; Higgs, Malcolm (2005). The Buildings of Scotland: Glasgow. New Haven, Conn. [u.a.]: Yale Univ. Press. pp. 534–536. ISBN 978-0-300-09674-3.
  6. Cathcart Mill (Pollok House, 1830), The Glasgow Story
  7. Weir Group | Mitchell Library, Glasgow Collection, Bulletin Photographs, The Glasgow Story
  8. "SiteLink". sitelink.nature.scot. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  9. "212, 214 NEWLANDS ROAD, FORMER NEW CATHCART CHURCH INCLUDING HALL, PIERS AND RAILINGS (LB33950)". portal.historicenvironment.scot. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  10. This converted south side church is back up for sale - and it's had a bit of a makeover, Magdalene Dalziel, Glasgow Live, 22 December 2017
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