Battlefield, Glasgow

Battlefield
Scots: Battilfield

Battlefield Monument, Glasgow
Battlefield
 Battlefield shown within Glasgow
OS grid referenceNS579614
Council areaGlasgow City Council
Lieutenancy areaGlasgow
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town GLASGOW
Postcode district G42
Dialling code 0141
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentGlasgow South
Scottish ParliamentGlasgow Cathcart
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Coordinates: 55°49′30″N 4°16′12″W / 55.8249°N 4.2699°W / 55.8249; -4.2699

Battlefield is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde. The area takes its name from the Battle of Langside of 1568 in which Mary, Queen of Scots' army was defeated by James VI. A highly decorative monument, designed by Alexander Skirving in 1887, now stands adjacent to Queen's Park commemorating the 320th anniversary of her defeat.[1]

Grange Road at Battlefield Road

Housing consists mainly of three and four-storey Victorian and Edwardian tenements, although there are also numerous townhouses from the same era, and some modern properties.

Battlefield was formerly a centre of Glasgow's Jewish community, although most have now moved further south to Giffnock and Newton Mearns, or further afield to Manchester or Israel. The former synagogue had been converted to flats for social rent by the Arklet Housing Association.

The area includes one of Glasgow's main hospitals the Victoria Infirmary and further education institutions, Langside College. Another key local landmark, the Battlefield Rest building and clocktower, is now a restaurant.

Langside Library, at the junction of Sinclair Drive and Battlefield Road, is the final Carnegie library in Glasgow.

The Southside Festival takes place in Queens Park in May annually. It celebrates the cultural diversity and uniqueness of the Southside of the City.

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