A summary of the History of Pollok House
History of Pollok Park
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from http://www.parksandgardens.org
Bronze age Round Barrow between 7th and 8th holes
Image: Pollok House Barrow submitted by spiral3
“The site has very easy access via Pollok Estate and is situated on Pollok Golf Course a five minute walk from the stone bridge. It consists of an artificial mound and is has yew trees growing on top, it could be Bronze Age.”
From http://www.megalithic.co.uk
Pollok Estate Management Plan 2011-2016
Vast amount of information about Pollok Estate in this document. Read here
History of the site of Pollok golf Club – Alan English
Alan English gave this contribution to the Archives which are being documented by Mitchell Library but has kindly supplied a copy for our website.
Some history of Pollok Country Park (From Glasgow City Council Website)
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Geophysical survey of Polloktoun
The village which existed on the golf course side of the bridge over to Pollok House
From http://canmore.org.uk/event/607067
Damshot Cottages
Some images from http://meing53.weebly.com/pollok-history.html
The Damshot cottages which stood well back from the Barrhead Rd were accessed by a narrow lane. The cottages were originally built to house workers of the adjoining Pollok Estate.
Damshot appears on the old maps which can be found elsewhere in our Archives.
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The name “Damshot” appears on the old maps which can be found elsewhere in our Archives.
Broompark Farm, Barrhead Rd (also known as Smith’s Farm)
The derelict farmhouse beside the 2nd tee on Cowglen is a sad sight.
A number of Glasgow history websites have content, some of which is in the following composite document. There was mention of it being a social club about 1980.
Ordnance Survey Maps of the area
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