Most every Glaswegian knows that Glasgow derives its name from the Gaelic Glaschu, meaning dear green place, and today we wanted to explore the origins of all the brightest dear green places around the city.
Glasgow has loads of parks, this is thanks to the forward-thinking policy of placing parks within reach of all tenements blocks during the industrialisation of the city - as many of the new dense housing meant most Glaswegians wouldn’t have access to green space in the form of their own gardens, or any nearby woodlands - as all available space was prioritised for industry or housing.
Take a look below as we explore the origins of the names of Glasgow’s most famous parks - here’s a quick free one though, Glasgow Green is called Glasgow Green because its a green space in Glasgow, who would of thought it.
5. Linn Park
The name "Linn" refers to the waterfall on the river and old maps show that the title pre-dates the development of the mansion house, Linn House. | National World
6. Hampden Park
Hampden Park takes its name from the nearby Hampden Terrace, which in turn was named in honour of John Hampden, a cousin of Oliver Cromwell, who fought alongside the statesman in establishing parliament against the monarchy. | Wikipedia
7. Bellahouston Park
Bellahouston Park gets its name from the Scottish Gaelic for 'the settlement of the crucifix'. | Canva/Getty Images
8. Alexandra Park
Alexandra Park takes its name from Princess Alexandra, the wife of the then future King Edward VII, who officially opened the Park in 1870. | Glasgowist