Cathcart

For other uses, see Cathcart (disambiguation).

Cathcart
Scottish Gaelic: Coille Chart
Scots: Kithcart
Cathcart  Cathcart shown within Glasgow
OS grid reference	NS580608
Council area	Glasgow City Council
Lieutenancy area	Glasgow
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G44
Dialling code	0141
Police	Strathclyde
Fire	Strathclyde
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Glasgow South
Scottish Parliament	Glasgow Cathcart
	Glasgow
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Clarkston Road, Cathcart, Glasgow

Cathcart (Scots: Kithcart, Scottish Gaelic: Coille Chart) is an area of Glasgow between Mount Florida, King's Park, Muirend and Newlands. The White Cart Water flows through Cathcart, downstream from Linn Park.

Originally part of the Burgh of Govan in Renfrewshire, most of the ancient parish was annexed by the City of Glasgow in 1912, but it retains a distinct local identity. Cathcart is mainly a residential area, containing a mix of tenements, terraces and villas built from red or blonde sandstone. There are some historic buildings, including the Couper Institute (a public hall and library) and the Snuff Mill. One of Alexander Thomson's most significant buildings, Holmwood House, is situated in Cathcart, close to the Glasgow city boundary.

Local industry includes the engineering group Weir, and Scottish Power.

Cathcart is served by Cathcart railway station on the Cathcart Circle Line, as well as numerous bus routes.

Churches

Cathcart contains several churches including Cathcart Baptist church, Cathcart United Free church, Cathcart Congregational church and two Church of Scotland churches; Cathcart Old and Cathcart Trinity. The present Cathcart Old building was opened in 1929 and sits across Carmunnock Road from the earlier churchyard which contains the tower from the previous church and a graveyard. Cathcart Trinity was formed in November 2002 from the union of the vacant charges of Cathcart South and New Cathcart. Cathcart's population of Catholics is served by Saint Gabriel's Church in Merrylee and Christ the King in King's Park.

External links

• Cathcart, Glasgow - Architecture & History
• Cathcart Trinity Church
• Southside Festival
• Southside Happenings