Blairdardie

Blairdardie is a neighbourhood in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated north of the River Clyde in the north-west of the city and is surrounded by other residential areas: High Knightswood, Knightswood, Old Drumchapel, Drumchapel and Garscadden. It was built between the 1950s and early 1960s.^[1]

The main thoroughfare, Great Western Road (A82) runs right through the middle creating a 'South Blairdardie' (Keal Avenue, Keal Crescent, Keal Drive) which extends to the Forth and Clyde Canal and a 'North Blairdardie' which extends to Drumchapel Road in the north.

North Blairdardie consists of mostly terraced houses, which were council built and are now a mixture of owner-occupied and rented. Blairdardie Pavilion hosts football pitches, a skateboarding club and various youth and children's clubs. There are two primary schools, Blairdardie Primary^[2] (rebuilt in 2019, linked to Knightswood Secondary School)^[3][4] and St Ninian's Primary,^[5] linked to St Thomas Aquinas Secondary School. The area is served by Drumchapel railway station, and there is a retail park^[6] and a small industrial estate to the west.

South Blairdardie, geographically small but containing housing of higher density than the north part, is made up of mostly council-built low-rise flats of up to five storeys. There are, four landmark multi-storey flats situated along Great Western Road;^[7][8] these towers underwent extensive renovation in 2007. There are further areas of open ground for recreation near to this area at Petersen Park and Knightswood Park.

• Glasgow tower blocks

• Media related to Blairdardie at Wikimedia Commons
• Balirdardie at Gazetteer for Scotland
• Community council
• Blairdardie profile at Understanding Glasgow