Hogganfield is a

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in the Scottish city of

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, located to the north east of the city centre. Hogganfield is surrounded by the Glasgow districts of Blackhill, Craigend,

Millerston Millerston is a district partially in the Scottish city of Glasgow and partially in North Lanarkshire. It is situated north of the River Clyde, to the north of the city's Craigend, Garthamlock and Ruchazie neighbourhoods, but physically separat ...

Provanmill Provanmill is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It lies to the north east of the city centre. In the mid-19th century it was a small hamlet with a grain mill, blacksmith's, cartwright's and hostelry. As Glasgow expanded, it became pa ...

Riddrie Riddrie ( gd, An Ruadh Ruigh) is a north-eastern district of Glasgow, Scotland. It lies on the A80 Cumbernauld Road. Location and amenities Riddrie is a residential area mainly consisting of 1920s semi-detached houses, originally built as counc ...

Robroyston Robroyston ( gd, Baile Raibeart Ruadh) is a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland, located around 3 miles (5 km) north-east of the Glasgow city centre, city centre. To the north, it directly adjoins Auchinairn (part of Bishopbriggs) in the neighbour ...

Ruchazie Ruchazie ( ) is a neighbourhood in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated to the north-east of the city, bordered by Craigend and Garthamlock to the east and the open ground of Hogganfield Park and Lethamhill Golf Course to the north. R ...

and

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. The M80, Stepps bypass, separates Hogganfield from Robroyston.

History

The Molendinar Burn, a key influence in the siting of the city of Glasgow by

St Kentigern Kentigern ( cy, Cyndeyrn Garthwys; la, Kentigernus), known as Mungo, was a missionary in the Brittonic Kingdom of Strathclyde in the late sixth century, and the founder and patron saint of the city of Glasgow. Name In Wales and England, this ...

, flows from Frankfield Loch through Hogganfield Loch. Hogganfield is from

city centre and is situated off Junction 12 of the M8 eastbound motorway. Hogganfield Loch is mentioned in the Thomas Richardson map of 1795http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/institutes/sassi/spns/Richardson1795.JPG
''st-andrews.ac.uk'' 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

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 Drumpellier Country Park is a country park situated to the west of Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The park was formerly a private estate. The land was given over to the Burgh of Coatbridge for use as a public park in 1919, and was design ...

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 The jack snipe or jacksnipe (''Lymnocryptes minimus'') is a small stocky wader. It is the smallest snipe, and the only member of the genus ''Lymnocryptes''. Features such as its sternum make it quite distinct from other snipes or woodcocks. ...

as it travels from

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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 mine
hogganfield-loch gas

References

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