Neighbourhood in Glasgow
Dawsholm
Glasgow, Scotland
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Days out & attractions in Dawsholm
Days out around Dawsholm – lakes, nature reserves, museums, parks and more, including 1 in Dawsholm itself. Each comes with a description, photo, address and map where available.
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🏞️ Lakes & lochs
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🌿 Nature reserves
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🏛️ Museums
Riverside Museum
Govan · 1.9 miles
Set on the River Clyde at Pointhouse Quay in Glasgow’s Partick district, the Riverside Museum occupies a striking, angular building designed by Zaha Hadid Architects with engineering by Buro Happold. Opened to the public in June 2011 as part of the Glasgow Harbour regeneration scheme, the structure won the 2013 European Museum of the Year Award and sits opposite the confluence of the River Kelvin and the Clyde. A pedestrian and cycle link, the Govan–Partick Bridge, has been in use since 2024, providing direct access from the museum across the water to the Govan neighbourhood. The museum’s collections encompass a broad spectrum of transport heritage. Visitors can see the world’s oldest surviving pedal cycle, a substantial assembly of Scottish-built cars and trucks—including examples from Argyll, Arrol-Johnston and Albion—as well as a large showroom display sponsored by Arnold Clark. The Clyde Room holds around 250 ship models that illustrate the River Clyde’s shipbuilding legacy, while the railway and municipal transport galleries feature seven historic Glasgow tramcars, trolleybuses and a reconstruction of a 1930s street scene with a replica subway station and cinema. The site also allows the tall ship Glenlee and other visiting vessels to berth alongside the museum. Opening times are published on the museum’s website, and the venue is reachable on foot or by cycle via the new bridge, with further access through the surrounding Partick area.
Pointhouse Place 100, Glasgow G3 8RS
Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00; Fr,Su 11:00-17:00
Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
Hunterian Museum
Hillhead · 1.9 miles
Mo off; Tu-Su 10:00-17:00
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Kelvinhaugh · 1.9 miles
Argyle Street, Glasgow G3 8AG
Mo-Th 10:00-17:00; Fr 11:00-17:00; Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 11:00-17:00
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🌳 Parks & gardens
Stockingfield Park
Maryhill · 0.6 miles
Stockingfield Park, Stockingfield Bridge and associated infrastructure under construction, opening ~July 2022 https://www.scottishcanals.co.uk/news/stockingfield-bridge-works-updates/
Currie Street, Glasgow
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🏊 Lidos & swimming pools
Western Baths
Hillhead · 1.2 miles
Cranworth Street 8-12, Glasgow G12 8BZ
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🗿 Monuments & memorials
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🏚️ Ruins
Antonine Wall
Hillfoot · 1.9 miles
Stretching across the Central Belt of Scotland, the Antonine Wall marks the northernmost frontier that the Roman Empire ever established on the island. Built on stone foundations and covered with turf, the barrier measured about three metres in height and five metres in width, extending roughly 63 kilometres from the Firth of Clyde to the Firth of Forth. A deep ditch on the northern side and a likely wooden palisade on top added to its defensive profile. Construction began around AD 142 at the order of Emperor Antoninus Pius and, according to contemporary estimates, may have taken up to twelve years. The wall was intended to replace Hadrian’s Wall further south, but it was abandoned after only eight years, with the garrisons retreating northward. Nineteen forts, including the well-preserved Rough Castle Fort, and at least nine smaller fortlets such as Kinneil punctuated the line, linked by the Military Way. Decorative distance slabs, of which twenty survive, record the work of individual legions and are now cared for by Historic Environment Scotland and the UNESCO World Heritage Committee. Visitors to the ruin near Hillfoot can walk along visible sections of the wall, explore the remains of forts and fortlets, and view replica stone slabs such as the Bridgeness Slab in Bo’ness. The site is open as a historic ruin; no specific admission charges or visitor facilities are detailed in the available information. The landscape surrounding the wall offers a tangible glimpse of Roman frontier engineering within a Scottish setting.
Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
Antonine Wall
Hillfoot · 1.9 miles
Across the Central Belt of Scotland a line of Roman turf fortifications marks the former northern frontier of the empire. Ordered by Emperor Antoninus Pius around AD 142, the barrier stretches roughly 63 kilometres from the Firth of Clyde to the Firth of Forth. Built on stone foundations, the wall stood about three metres high and five metres wide, with a deep ditch on its northern side and, according to archaeological inference, a wooden palisade topping the turf. Lidar surveys have confirmed its length and the Roman distance units employed in its construction. Although intended to supersede Hadrian’s Wall, the Antonine Wall was abandoned after only eight years, when its garrisons retreated southward. The line was defended by sixteen forts and a series of smaller fortlets, linked by the Military Way road. The best-preserved of these is Rough Castle Fort, while the most visible fortlet is Kinneil near Bo’ness. Decorative distance slabs, of which twenty survive, originally bore bright paint; copies of some, such as the Bridgeness Slab, are displayed in Bo’ness. Remains of the wall and its associated forts now fall under the care of Historic Environment Scotland and the UNESCO World Heritage Committee. Classified as ruins, the site lies close to the village of Hillfoot, providing a reference point for visitors seeking the surviving fragments of this second-century Roman frontier.
Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
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🏺 Archaeological sites
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🖼️ Galleries
Hunterian Art Gallery
Hillhead · 1.9 miles
Mo off; Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 11:00-16:00
Arteries Gallery
North Woodside · 1.9 miles
Great Western Road 425, Glasgow G4 9JA
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📸 Landmarks & sights
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🛝 Playgrounds
Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Distances are as the crow flies from Dawsholm.
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