Gordon Square, Quarrelton
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Gordon Square, Quarrelton
Image: © Lairich Rig Taken: 11 Jul 2011
The open space at the near end of the buildings is Gordon Square, which was created by George Ludovic Houston to commemorate General Gordon; see Image It is located alongside Beith Road. As for the adjacent buildings, the first-edition OS map (surveyed in 1857) shows a school there (the buildings are perhaps a remnant of that), with Broombrae Ropewalk behind it. Houston also created the Rest and Be Thankful shelter, which stands further along the same side of the road: Image Between that and Gordon Square is a Image
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Image Location
Latitude
55.830375
Longitude
-4.508948