Hogganfield

infobox UK place
country = Scotland
official_name= Hogganfiled
gaelic_name= Glaschu
os_grid_reference= NS590655
map_type=Scotland
latitude=55.877003
longitude=-4.168960
unitary_scotland= City of Glasgow
lieutenancy_scotland= Lanarkshire
constituency_westminster= Glasgow Provan
constituency_scottish_parliament= Glasgow Baillieston
post_town= Glasgow

Hogganfield is a district in the 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, 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.

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.

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

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.

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 & elusive 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 The City of Glasgow Council Parks & Recreation Department.

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.