Glasgow has a very hilly landscape - these hills predate the city by hundreds of thousands of years, carved into the landscape by geological processes over countless years - but today we wanted to explore how these hills got their names.
Take a look below as we explore the ancient origins of the names behind Glasgow’s hills.
5. Dovehill
Greater Dovehill and Little Dovehill just off the Gallowgate take their name from the ancient Dow Hill | Contributed
6. Crosshill
According to Hugh Macintosh's The Origin and History of Glasgow Streets (1902), "Crosshill derives its name from an ancient cross which stood on a height still named the Cross Hill. This monument was about ten feet high and three-and-a-half wide, and bore a sculptured representation of Christ entering Jerusalem riding on an ass. It was removed by some vandals about the end of the eighteenth century." Essentially there was a statue of a cross on a hill. | Contributed
7. Hillhead
The present day Glasgow suburb of Hillhead takes its name from Hillhead House. The house sat upon on a hilltop facing a steep decline to the south-east, towards the River Kelvin. | Contributed
8. Jordanhill
Jordanhill, Temple and Knightswood have been linked to stories of the Knights Templar; but there is no evidence for their presence in this area. Jordanhill may be related to the family name "Jardine" | Contributed