Riddrie ( gd, An Ruadh Ruigh) is a north-eastern district of

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. It lies on the A80

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Road.

Location and amenities

Riddrie is a residential area mainly consisting of 1920s semi-detached houses, originally built as council housing (to a high specification for the time) but now largely privately owned. The former

Monkland Canal The Monkland Canal was a canal designed to bring coal from the mining areas of Monklands to Glasgow in Scotland. In the course of a long and difficult construction process, it was opened progressively as short sections were completed, from 17 ...

to the north was filled in the 1960s and is now the M8 motorway. Riddrie is the site of

Barlinnie Prison HM Prison Barlinnie is the largest prison in Scotland. It is operated by the Scottish Prison Service and is located in the residential suburb of Riddrie, in the north east of Glasgow, Scotland. It is informally known locally as The Big Hoos ...

. There is a Vogue bingo hall, library, bowling green and local shops. Bus services link Riddrie with

City Centre and

. Nearby is Hogganfield Loch, around which is a public park.

Notable residents

Writer and artist

Alasdair Gray Alasdair James Gray (28 December 1934 – 29 December 2019) was a Scottish writer and artist. His first novel, ''Lanark'' (1981), is seen as a landmark of Scottish fiction. He published novels, short stories, plays, poetry and translations, and ...

grew up in Riddrie and the "Thaw" sections of his novel ''

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'' loosely document his early life there. Comedian

Rikki Fulton Robert Kerr "Rikki" Fulton, OBE (15 April 1924 – 27 January 2004) was a Scottish comedian and actor best remembered for writing and performing in the long-running BBC Scotland sketch show, ''Scotch and Wry''. He was also known for his appear ...

lived in Riddrie as a child. Prof.

David Gemmell McKinlay Prof David Gemmell McKinlay FRSE FICE FGS (1924–1997) was a Scottish civil engineer. He specialised in hydraulics and soil mechanics. Life He was born in Riddrie in eastern Glasgow on 23 August 1923. He was educated at Allan Glen's School in ...

FRSE Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland's national academy of science and letters, judged to be "eminently distinguished in their subject". This so ...

(1923–1978) was born in Riddrie. Scottish international footballer David Marshall grew up in Riddrie.

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Housing estates in Glasgow Areas of Glasgow Garden suburbs {{Glasgow-geo-stub