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Kennishead ( sco, Kennisheid, gd, Ceann Ceanais)
is a neighbourhood in the
Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...
city of Glasgow. Its territory, south of the
River Clyde The River Clyde ( gd, Abhainn Chluaidh, , sco, Clyde Watter, or ) is a river that flows into the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. It is the ninth-longest river in the United Kingdom, and the third-longest in Scotland. It runs through the major cit ...
, is fairly isolated, bordering a park to the south and a golf course to the north, as well as the residential area of Carnwadric. The majority of the housing consists of three (originally five, two since demolished) high rise tower blocks of 23 storeys, which dominate the area visually. The area is also home to the disused farm from which it takes its name,Kennishead (Pollok House, 1830)
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Sir John Maxwell ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...
. Kennishead was originally called "Kenneth's Head".Map of the County of Renfrew
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Kennishead railway station Kennishead railway station is a railway station in Kennishead, a district of Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line, south of Glasgow Central. Facilities The station is unmanned and has o ...
is on the Glasgow South Western Line to
Barrhead Barrhead ( sco, Baurheid, gd, Ceann a' Bharra) is a town in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, southwest of Glasgow city centre on the edge of the Gleniffer Braes. At the 2011 census its population was 17,268. History Barrhead was formed when ...
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See also

* Glasgow tower blocks


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D.A.C.K. Community Council
Areas of Glasgow {{Glasgow-geo-stub