Dalmarnock (Dail Mheàrnaig in Gaelic) is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. Districts are a type of Administrative division, in some countries managed by a Local government. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom It is situated north of the River Clyde. The River Clyde ( Gaelic: Abhainn Chluaidh, avɪɲˈxɫ̪uəj is a major River in Scotland. It is bounded by the Clyde to the south and east, Parkhead to the north, and Bridgeton at Dunn Street to the north west. Parkhead is a neighbourhood in Glasgow. Its name comes from a small Weaving hamlet at the meeting place of the Great Eastern Road (now the Gallowgate and Bridgeton (often pronounced Brig -ton rather than Bridge-ton is a district to the south-east of Glasgow city centre The area covers part of a loop in the River Clyde called the Cuningar Loop (known locally as 'The Vallies'). The Cuningar Loop is a Meander on the River Clyde at Dalmarnock.

There is a bridge on Dalmarnock Road called Dalmarnock Bridge. The area was once heavily industrialised. Sir William Arrol & Co. had a factory in Baltic Street. Sir William Arrol & Co was a leading Scottish Civil engineering business based in Glasgow.

Derelict tenements in Dalmarnock

The east side of Summerfield Street was bombed during the Second World War. In the 1960s, a new housing scheme was built, comprising of four twenty-two storey tower blocks and 'H-block' maisionettes. Two of the towers; 40 & 50 Millerfield Road were demolished in 2002. One other tower was demolished on July 1, 2007 and the final one on September 9 2007. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian

Dalmarnock railway station is on the Argyle Line. Dalmarnock railway station serves the area of Dalmarnock, Glasgow. The Argyle Line is a suburban Railway located in West Central Scotland.

The area used to have te 4 schools: Springfield Road Primary, Springfield Primary, Riverside Secondary and Our Lady of Fatima Primary School on Springfield Road ( corner of Dalmarnock Road ) all of which have now closed.

Dalmarnock is the proposed location for the athlete's village when Glasgow hosts the 2014 Commonwealth Games^[1] and proposed skyscraper East One

Notable people

• Professional footballer Kenny Dalglish who played for Celtic F.C. and Liverpool was born in Dalmarnock. The 20th Commonwealth Games in 2014 will be held in Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. East One, also known as Dalmarnock Tower, is a proposed high-rise residential building in Glasgow, Scotland. Kenneth Mathieson 'Kenny' Dalglish MBE (born 4 March 1951 in Dalmarnock, Glasgow) is a former Scottish international football The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England.
• George Chisholm, trombonist, was born in Dalmarnock. George Chisholm OBE ( 29 March 1915 -December 1997 was a Scottish Jazz trombonist.

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