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Cathkin Park is a former football ground located in Renfrewshire, Scotland, protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13799. The site occupies land underlain by the Scottish Coal Measures Group, a geological formation dating to the Moscovian period, which comprises mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete. This carboniferous bedrock reflects the region's industrial heritage, shaped by centuries of mining activity beneath the Renfrewshire landscape.
The football ground represents an important phase in Scottish sporting history, when organised association football became central to urban leisure and community identity in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Such grounds were significant social infrastructure, drawing large crowds and establishing themselves as landmarks within their localities. Cathkin Park's designation as a scheduled monument recognises its historical value as a place of collective memory and cultural practice.
The site's protection reflects growing recognition of sports heritage as worthy of conservation. Football grounds, though often temporary structures, embody the social aspirations and recreational priorities of their communities and periods. Cathkin Park survives as a physical reminder of a distinctive chapter in Glasgow's urban development, documenting the sporting enthusiasms and public gathering places that shaped everyday life in industrial Scotland.
Cathkin Park, former football ground, Glasgow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13799. View the official record →
Cathkin Park is a former football ground located in Renfrewshire, Scotland, protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13799.
Cathkin Park, former football ground, Glasgow is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM13799.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cathcart Castle (1.9 km), Glasgow Cathedral, precinct and graveyard (3.9 km), Glasgow, remains of Bell's Pottery, Kyle Street (4.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Cathkin Park, former football ground, Glasgow's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Cathkin Park, former football ground, Glasgow stands on Scottish Coal Measures Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.