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'''Hogganfield''' is a [[district]] in the [[Scotland|Scottish]] city of [[Glasgow]], located to the north-east of the city centre. The Hogganfield electoral region is North Glasgow. Hogganfield is surrounded by the Glasgow districts of [[Craigend]], [[Ruchazie]], [[Blackhill, Glasgow|Blackhill]], [[Riddrie]], [[Provanmill]], [[Millerston]], and [[Stepps]] Robroyston. The M80, Stepps bypass, separates Hogganfield from Robroyston. The district of Hogganfield is one of the highest points in Glasgow.
'''Hogganfield''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|ʌ|ɡ|ə|n|ˌ|f|i|l|d}} {{respell|HUG|ən|feeld}}) is a [[district]] in the [[Scotland|Scottish]] city of [[Glasgow]], located to the north east of the city centre. Hogganfield is surrounded by the Glasgow districts of [[Blackhill, Glasgow|Blackhill]], [[Craigend, Glasgow|Craigend]], [[Millerston]], [[Provanmill]], [[Riddrie]], [[Robroyston]], [[Ruchazie]] and [[Stepps]]. The [[M80 motorway|M80]], Stepps bypass, separates Hogganfield from Robroyston.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/hogganfield-glasgow-city|title = #GetOutside: Do more in the British Outdoors}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Hogganfield Loch is the source of the [[Molendinar Burn]], a key influence in the siting of the city of Glasgow by [[St Kentigern]]. Hogganfield is 4-5 miles from [[Glasgow]] city centre and is situated off Junction 12 of the M8 eastbound motorway.
The [[Molendinar Burn]], a key influence in the siting of the city of Glasgow by [[St Kentigern]], flows from Frankfield Loch through Hogganfield Loch.


Hogganfield is {{convert|4|to|5|mi|km|0|abbr=off|spell=on}} from [[Glasgow]] city centre and is situated off Junction 12 of the [[M8 motorway (Scotland)|M8]] eastbound motorway.
Hogganfield Loch is mentioned in the Thomas Richardson map of 1795. [http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/institutes/sassi/spns/Richardson1795.JPG]mainly as bogland around the neighbouring Frankfield Loch. The area was mainly marsh and farmland until the 1950s, when large scale housing began in the area.

Hogganfield Loch is mentioned in the Thomas Richardson map of 1795<ref>[http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/institutes/sassi/spns/Richardson1795.JPG http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/institutes/sassi/spns/Richardson1795.JPG] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070610153821/http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/institutes/sassi/spns/Richardson1795.JPG |date=10 June 2007 }} ''st-andrews.ac.uk''</ref> mainly as bogland around the neighbouring Frankfield Loch. The area was mainly marsh and farmland until the 1950s, when large scale housing began in the area.

==Areas==

===Lochview===

Some of the older generation still refer to ''Lochview'', which is an estate in Hogganfield, as the "rhubarb fields". It was owned by the Pinkertons (mathematics teachers) and they brought about the estate of Lochview by allowing it to be used for housing construction use. A private housing development was constructed from the early-to-mid-1980s. It consists of 4 roads all named Lochview: Drive, Place, Gardens and Crescent. The main road is Lochview Drive.

Lochview's common ground maintenance is privately factored. Lochview Residents Association is made up of a group of volunteers, approved by residents at an annual meeting.

===Meadowview and Willowpark===

These estates sit behind Lochview. Streets are named Colintraive Avenue/Crescent and Mossbank Avenue/Drive. The houses on Lochiew, Meadowview and Willowpark are formed exclusively with common/engineering brick, both blonde and red and consist of flats, villas, semi-villas and bungalows.

===Hogganfield Manor===
This estate is built around Avenue End Road side of the loch.

===Lochside View===
A local company, A.B. Hamilton, moved from their original site, to former Esso Petrol Station site, where it remains, under the name of Kenmore/Highmore. These headquarters sit across from the loch on Cumbernauld Road. Kenmore/Highmore used the old A.B. Hamilton's site to construct Lochside View - a complex of luxury apartments and townhouses and named the street Lochview Gate. It is a consort of Lochview Estate.


===Hogganfield Loch===
===Hogganfield Loch===
The area in and around Hogganfied, including Riddrie, is historically called the "Sheeps Craig". Hogganfield gets its name from first year castrated rams (Hoggs/hoggets) that grazed there prior to being moved on to the slaughterhouse (c.17th/18th cent). The names of Craigend, Westercraigs and Eastercraigs can still be found in the area today within the local Housing areas.
'''Hogganfield Loch''' is part of a series of kettle ponds in the area, dating from the last ice age. Other kettle ponds in the area include, Bishop's, Frankfield, Woodend and Lochend Lochs - the latter are part of [[Drumpellier]] country park.

'''Hogganfield Loch''' is part of a series of kettle ponds in the area, caused by glacial slip dating from the last ice age. Other kettle ponds in the area include, Bishop's, Frankfield, Woodend and Lochend Lochs the latter are part of [[Drumpellier]] country park.

In 1923 a pre-refrigeration business was started at Hogganfield selling ice to the cafes, restaurants & eateries around Glasgow, until it became fashionable to use Scandinavian ice from Norway, thus ending Hogganfield Loch as a commercial enterprise.


Hogganfield Loch is now part of a public park and bird sanctuary the rare [[jack snipe]] as it travels from [[Siberia]] has been seen in the park.
In 1923 a pre-refrigeration business was started at Hogganfield selling ice to the cafes, restaurants & eateries around Glasgow, until it became fashionable to use Scandinavian ice from Norway, thus ending Hogganfield Loch as a commercial enterprise.


Hogganfield Loch attracts a few non-competitive fishermen. The park, together with an 18-hole golf course, is maintained by Glasgow City Council.
Hogganfield Loch is now part of a public park and bird sanctuary - the rare & elusive [[Jack Snipe]] as it travels from [[Siberia]] has been seen in the park.


An unknown natural gas seepage has affected the loch in the past, possibly caused by rotting vegetation or seepage from old coal mines.<ref>[http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/mounds-in-hogganfield-loch-are-clear-as-mud-1.488404 hogganfield-loch gas]</ref>
Hogganfield Loch attracts a few non-competitive fishermen. The park, together with an 18-hole golf course,is maintained by The City of Glasgow Council Parks & Recreation Department.


==References==
Quantities of natural gas are trapped under massive folds of clay under Hogganfield Loch in Glasgow. On several occasions, the gas seeps through and hazes over the water surface giving an atmospheric fog, perhaps triggered from a temperature exchange, or unknown phenomenon.
{{reflist}}


{{Areas of Glasgow}}
{{Areas of Glasgow}}


[[Category:Districts of Glasgow]]
[[Category:Areas of Glasgow]]
[[Category:Parks and commons in Glasgow]]

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55°52′53″N 4°10′34″W / 55.881394°N 4.176042°W / 55.881394; -4.176042

Hogganfield (/ˈhʌɡənˌfild/ HUG-ən-feeld) is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow, located to the north east of the city centre. Hogganfield is surrounded by the Glasgow districts of Blackhill, Craigend, Millerston, Provanmill, Riddrie, Robroyston, Ruchazie and Stepps. The M80, Stepps bypass, separates Hogganfield from Robroyston.[1]

History

[edit]

The Molendinar Burn, a key influence in the siting of the city of Glasgow by St Kentigern, flows from Frankfield Loch through Hogganfield Loch.

Hogganfield is four to five miles (six to eight kilometres) from Glasgow city centre and is situated off Junction 12 of the M8 eastbound motorway.

Hogganfield Loch is mentioned in the Thomas Richardson map of 1795[2] mainly as bogland around the neighbouring Frankfield Loch. The area was mainly marsh and farmland until the 1950s, when large scale housing began in the area.

Areas

[edit]

Lochview

[edit]

Some of the older generation still refer to Lochview, which is an estate in Hogganfield, as the "rhubarb fields". It was owned by the Pinkertons (mathematics teachers) and they brought about the estate of Lochview by allowing it to be used for housing construction use. A private housing development was constructed from the early-to-mid-1980s. It consists of 4 roads all named Lochview: Drive, Place, Gardens and Crescent. The main road is Lochview Drive.

Lochview's common ground maintenance is privately factored. Lochview Residents Association is made up of a group of volunteers, approved by residents at an annual meeting.

Meadowview and Willowpark

[edit]

These estates sit behind Lochview. Streets are named Colintraive Avenue/Crescent and Mossbank Avenue/Drive. The houses on Lochiew, Meadowview and Willowpark are formed exclusively with common/engineering brick, both blonde and red and consist of flats, villas, semi-villas and bungalows.

Hogganfield Manor

[edit]

This estate is built around Avenue End Road side of the loch.

Lochside View

[edit]

A local company, A.B. Hamilton, moved from their original site, to former Esso Petrol Station site, where it remains, under the name of Kenmore/Highmore. These headquarters sit across from the loch on Cumbernauld Road. Kenmore/Highmore used the old A.B. Hamilton's site to construct Lochside View - a complex of luxury apartments and townhouses and named the street Lochview Gate. It is a consort of Lochview Estate.

Hogganfield Loch

[edit]

The area in and around Hogganfied, including Riddrie, is historically called the "Sheeps Craig". Hogganfield gets its name from first year castrated rams (Hoggs/hoggets) that grazed there prior to being moved on to the slaughterhouse (c.17th/18th cent). The names of Craigend, Westercraigs and Eastercraigs can still be found in the area today within the local Housing areas.

Hogganfield Loch is part of a series of kettle ponds in the area, caused by glacial slip dating from the last ice age. Other kettle ponds in the area include, Bishop's, Frankfield, Woodend and Lochend Lochs – the latter are part of Drumpellier country park.

In 1923 a pre-refrigeration business was started at Hogganfield selling ice to the cafes, restaurants & eateries around Glasgow, until it became fashionable to use Scandinavian ice from Norway, thus ending Hogganfield Loch as a commercial enterprise.

Hogganfield Loch is now part of a public park and bird sanctuary – the rare jack snipe as it travels from Siberia has been seen in the park.

Hogganfield Loch attracts a few non-competitive fishermen. The park, together with an 18-hole golf course, is maintained by Glasgow City Council.

An unknown natural gas seepage has affected the loch in the past, possibly caused by rotting vegetation or seepage from old coal mines.[3]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "#GetOutside: Do more in the British Outdoors".
  2. ^ http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/institutes/sassi/spns/Richardson1795.JPG Archived 10 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine st-andrews.ac.uk
  3. ^ hogganfield-loch gas