- Wyndford
Wyndford is an area of the city of
Glasgow ,Scotland . Located in theMaryhill district in the Northwest of the city, Wyndford is bounded by Maryhill Road to the north and theRiver Kelvin to the south. The area comprises council housing that is typical of that which was built throughout Glasgow in the 1960s and 1970s. The houses are now either privately owned or mainly run by a localhousing association .It is built on the site of the former Glasgow city barracks, hence many local people colloquially refer to the area as "the Barracks". These barracks were built in 1876 when the Glasgow barracks were moved from the city's east end to this site, despite the fact that Maryhill was technically not part of the city at the time, as it was then a politically independent burgh. Home to the
Highland Light Infantry , after the barracks closed in 1960, the site was chosen for the Wyndford housing scheme (the Glaswegian term forhousing estate ). The former barrack's walls and gatehouse are still in place though, and they form a perimeter around the Wyndford estate.The footballers
Charlie Nicholas andJim Duffy are both originally from the Wyndford area.
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