Glasgow Visitor Guide - Colin Baxter Glasgow Insight Pocket Guide

 Firth of Clyde

 Erskine to Langbank

2nd City Old Glasgow & The Clyde


Photographs of a walk from the Erskine Bridge

along the south banks of the River Clyde to Langbank


Erskine Bridge over the River Clyde

Erskine Bridge over the River Clyde

 

Erskine House Hospital on the Southern Bank of the River Clyde

Erskine House Hospital

on the Southern Bank of the River Clyde

Erskine House was built in 1828
 and was formerly the residence of the Lords Blantyre.

 It is constructed in Tudor syle
on a wooded eminence overlooking the River Clyde.

 From 1916 until after World War II
it was the Princess Louise Hospital for Sailors and Soldiers.

 It was  known
subsequently as Erskine Hospital.

 It houses disabled ex-servicemen and women
 and is the largest ex-service hospital in the United Kingdom.

 The structure is an A-grade listed building.

 The grounds hold an 18-hole golf course

 and also an extension of the Clyde River Walkway.
 

Erskine House on the Southern Bank of the River Clyde

Erskine House Hospital

River Clyde and Kilpatrick Hills from Erskine House Golf Course

River Clyde and Kilpatrick Hills

from Erskine House Golf Course

 

River Clyde and Bowling Basin beneath Kilpatrick Hills

River Clyde and Bowling Basin

beneath Kilpatrick Hills

 

River Clyde and Dumbuck Crags

River Clyde,

the WaverleyDumbuck Crags

and Lang Craigs




River Clyde and Dumbuck Crags

River Clyde and Dumbuck Crags

The River Clyde at Dumbuck

could be forded in Roman times at low tide,

a causeway has been found running north

 from the Longhaugh Lodge-Old Bishopton track

 



River Clyde and Dumbuck Crags

River Clyde and Dumbuck Crags



Longhaugh Light on River Clyde

The green Longhaugh Light

located to the north of Longhaugh Point

on the River Clyde





Lang Craigs in the Kilpatrick Hills above Milton across the River Clyde

Lang Craigs in the Kilpatrick Hills

above Milton across River Clyde

 

Dunglass Castle at Bowling

Bell Memorial Obelisk

and the red Dunglass Light Beacon

on River Clyde beneath Milton Crags




Langbank across the River Clyde

 Langbank across the
River Clyde



Dumbuck Hill from Dumbarton Rock



Dumbarton Rock from the Southern Bank of the River Clyde near Langbank

Dumbarton Rock

from the Southern Bank

of the River Clyde near Langbank

 



Dumbarton Rock across River Clyde

Dumbarton Rock

from southern bank of the River Clyde

Ben Lomond in the background




St. Vincent's College Chapel in Langbank

St. Vincent's College Chapel

in Langbank

This is a category "B" listed building




Return track from Langbank to Erskine House

Old Bishopton track from Langbank

to Erskine House near Longhaugh Lodge

A causeway runs north
from the Longhaugh Lodge - Old Bishopton track

and curves through the river dyke
 to pass as a recognisable mound to the beach.

Beyond this it proceeds as a wide gravelly mound
beneath a cobbled way to the Longhaugh Light.
 

This aligns with a recognisable road mound
 on the northern bank of the river.


Earl of Mar House on the Southern Bank of the River Clyde

Earl of Mar Hall Hotel

on the Southern Bank of the River Clyde 

Quarried from local stone,
the colossal Tudor-Gothic dream mansion

started in 1828
by the 11th Lord of Blantyre,

 one of the Earls of Mar,
 Mar Hall Hotel is now a five-star
 Scottish golf and spa resort



Bishopton Parish Church

 Bishopton Parish Church

There has been a church on the site
 since the twelfth century

 when one was constructed by the Abbey of Paisley,
 probably as the site was on the pilgrimage route to Iona.
 The present building was constructed in 1812



Map of River Clyde from the Erskine Bridge to Langbank

Map of River Clyde

from the Erskine Bridge to Langbank


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