Castlemilk, Glasgow

Flower Delivery to Castlemilk by Clare Florist

Castlemilk is a district in the southern part of the city of Glasgow , Scotland. It received its name in the 13th century when Sir William Stewart was given land to serve as preservation of peace on the marches between England and Scotland. He erected a castle on a hill top near and the Mylk and so the name Castlemilk came to be. Sir William Stewart and his brother John Stewart lived there for many years before they were killed in battle in 1429.

Matthew Stewart, who was Sir John’s son began purchasing lands known as Cassilton of Carmunnock and began the construction of a tower at Cassilton. The building was later extended and a room named after the queen of Scots. In 1957, the stewart family sold the lands and moved north, they subsequently changed the area known as Cassilton to Castlemilk.

After the Second World War, there was a severe housing crisis in Glasgow. Many of the inner areas had streets upon streets of sub standard tenement housing and there was a general shortage of quality accommodation in the city as a whole. However in the 1960’s, as plans by the city to provide cheap housing for its people, the Glasgow Corporation started to build multi-storey houses in Castlemilk. It was coordinated by Archibald George Jury, Glasgow’s first City Architect. He was especially responsible for the creation of tower blocks in Dougrie Road. Ravenshaft Properties developed the township centre between 1961 and 1963 and it was designed to contain about 60 shops, most of which are still in use till now. The center now contains the only pub in Castlemilk, The Oasis.

The Original Castlemilk house was redeveloped in 1991 into a playground. However in the course of the development, an archeological dig carried out uncovered a defensive ditch which was filled with materials such as pottery, bottle glass, bone and a clay pipe bone which dated the deposit to the 18th century.

Attractions In and Around Castlemilk

Linn Park - Linn Park is a lovely park with an abundance of wildlife, fox’s, deer, king fisher’s, badgers and lots more. There are beautiful walks and great variety of plants and trees also. The park is ideal for walking dogs, gentle rambles, photography and relaxing. There is a river cart with a picturesque waterfall that runs through the park and is quite spectacular after a heavy rain. There a couple of bridges which cross over it. One is the Snuffmill Bridge and the other is the half penny bridge which is found in the Netherlee end of the park.

Castlemilk Sports Centre - The Castlemilk Sports Centre has a range of fitness and leisure facilities which include a double court, a gym, sports hall and an eight lane bowling area. There are fitness classes in aerobics, step and body pump at the centre. The centre also offers after school social clubs for badminton, gymnastics and football for children. The centre is open every day of the week.

EVENTS

Castlemilk Health Walk - This walk is a short and gentle walk of up to 2½ miles for people of all ages and strength and is led by experienced and trained volunteers. The walks are free, fun and geared towards giving participants a healthier lifestyle and a chance to meet new people. The walk holds on Mondays at 5pm & 6pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12 noon.

Castlemilk Park Photo Walking Club - The club holds an educational photo walk on the 9th June at the Castlemilk Park. It is free and it involves a photo walk which is an act of walking with a camera with the aim of taking photos of different things along the way.  There’s also a short 30 minute indoor session teaching on how to get the most of your photography before each photo walk.
 
Castlemilk Flower Delivery

Castlemilk is well known for its abundance of rare wildlife and beautiful flowers. Many people like to use Castlemilk flowers for their events and house decorations. If you need flower delivery, our florists will male bouquets and arrangement and send the flowers to Castlemilk for you. There are a wide range of flowers from Roses to Freesia flower bouquets along with our Classic Bouquets and Colorful flower Bouquets which you can choose from. There’s also extensive information on our range of flower delivery services, which are available for next day delivery to Castlemilk.

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