Hogganfield

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Hogganfiled
Scottish Gaelic: Glaschu
Hogganfiled shown within Scotland
OS grid reference	NS590655
Council area	City of Glasgow
Lieutenancy area	Lanarkshire
Constituent country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Glasgow
Police	Strathclyde
Fire	Strathclyde
Ambulance	Scottish
European Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Glasgow Provan
Scottish Parliament	Glasgow Baillieston
List of places: UK • Scotland • Glasgow

Coordinates: 55°51′45″N 4°15′09″W / 55.862521, -4.252423

Hogganfield is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow,located to the north-east of the city centre. Hogganfield district contains Hogganfield Loch, 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 off Junction 12 of the M8 eastbound motorway.

Hogganfield is surrounded by the Glasgow districts of Craigend, Ruchazie, Blackhill, Riddrie, Provanmill, Millerston, and Stepps. The district of Robroyston is directly to its north. The M80 (Stepps bypass) separates Hogganfield from Robroyston.

[edit] History

Hogganfield Loch is mentioned in the Thomas Richardson map of 1795. [1]. The area was mainly marsh and farmland until the 1950's, when large scale housing began in the area.

[edit] 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. Hogganfield Loch is mentioned in the Thomas Richardson map of 1795 - mainly as bogland around the neighbouring Frankfiled Loch.

In 1923 a commercial enterprise was started at Hogganfield selling ice to the cafes, restaurants & eateries around Glasgow, until it became fashionable to use Scandinavian ice from Norway.

Hogganfield Loch is now part of a public park and bird sanctuary - it houses the very rare & elusive Jack Snipe as it travels from Siberia.

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 Deptartment.

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.

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Wikimapia satellite view of Hogganfield

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