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Partick (Scots: Pairtick, Cumbric: Peartoc, Scottish Gaelic: Partaig) is an area of Glasgow on the north bank of the River Clyde, just across from Govan. To the west lies Whiteinch , to the east Yorkhill and Kelvingrove Park (across the River Kelvin ), and to the north Broomhill , Hyndland , Dowanhill , Hillhead , areas which form part of the ...
The lands of Partick remained royal property until King David granted them to the Bishops of Glasgow on the cathedral's dedication to Saint Kentigern, along with the lands of Govan. [3] Bishop's Residence. Coat of arms of the Burgh of Partick, showing the castle and mitre of the Bishop of Glasgow.
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Writing in the early eighteenth century, Hamilton of Wishaw described the building: According to the local historian James Napier, it was left empty in 1770 and was unroofed and in ruins by 1783. It was demolished during the 1830s. Another local writer records that its remains were removed in a single night to 'form dykes in the neighbouring fields...
According to some sources, the site of Hutcheson's building was also the site of a castle and country residence of the Bishops of Glasgow. This is the castle depicted on the former Burgh of Partick's coat of arms. In 1136, King David had granted to the land of Partick (Perdeyc) to the See of Glasgow. In 1362, a settlement of a dispute between the B...
There is some evidence that Partick was an important centre for the Kings of Alt Clut/Strathclyde. According to the Cistercian monk and hagiographer of St Kentigern, Jocelin of Furness, King Rhydderch had a residence in 'Pertnech' (Partick). Some archaeologists have deduced that the royal Partick estate was part of a larger elite centre of the king...
Partick Castle in the Glasgow's StorywebsitePartick Origins and History Archived 4 August 2013 at the Wayback MachineMar 22, 2016 · The lands of Partick were given to Glasgow Cathedral in 1136 by King David. It was believed to have subsequently become the country seat of the Bishops of Glasgow, with a fortified stone structure of some kind likely erected on the site; building documents relating to the construction by George Hutcheson of a tower house in 1611 specify the ...
Partick Castle stood on the west bank of the River Kelvin near the confluence with the River Clyde, but nothing of it now remains. Partick was an important site from the earliest times, and the Kings of Strathclyde had a residence here possibly as early as the 7th century.
The lands of Partick were given to Glasgow Cathedral in 1136 by King David. It was believed to have subsequently become the country seat of the Bishops of Glasgow, with a fortified stone structure of some kind likely erected on the site; building documents relating to the construction by George Hutcheson of a towerhouse in 1611 specify the ...
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Partick (Scots: Pairtick, Cumbric: Peartoc, Scottish Gaelic: Partaig) is an area of Glasgow on the north bank of the River Clyde, just across from Govan.
