Garthamlock is a suburb in the north-east of the Scottish

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 city of Glasgow

Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

. It is situated north of the River Clyde

River Clyde

The River Clyde is a major river in Scotland. It is the ninth longest river in the United Kingdom, and the third longest in Scotland. Flowing through the major city of Glasgow, it was an important river for shipbuilding and trade in the British Empire....

 and south of the river Kelvin

River Kelvin

The Kelvin rises on watershed of Scotland on the moor south east of the village of Banton, east of Kilsyth - . At almost 22 miles long, it initially flows south to Dullatur Bog where it falls into a man made trench and takes a ninety degree turn flowing west along the northern boundary of the bog...

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Garthamlock was developed from 1954 onwards after the city bought the estate of Garthamlock House. The house iteself was demolished in 1955 to make way for a new secondary school.

The area is now a mix of local authority housing and private stock. Easterhouse

Easterhouse

Easterhouse is a suburb about east of Glasgow city centre, Scotland. It was partially built on land gained from the county of Lanarkshire as part of a boundary expansion of Glasgow before the Second World War. Building began in the mid-1950s by the then local authority, Glasgow Corporation...

 is to the east of Garthamlock and Hogganfield

Hogganfield

Hogganfield is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow, located to the north east of the city centre. The Hogganfield electoral region is Glasgow North. Hogganfield is surrounded by the Glasgow districts of Craigend, Ruchazie, Blackhill, Riddrie, Provanmill, Millerston, Robroyston and Stepps....

 to the west.

The Glasgow Fort

Glasgow Fort

Glasgow Fort is a large 'out of town' shopping and leisure park located in Auchinlea Park, Provanhall and adjacent to Easterhouse, Glasgow just off Junction 10 of the M8 motorway....

 shopping centre was built to the east of Garthamlock, partly on a disused quarry and partly on the grounds of Provan Hall

Provan Hall

Provan Hall is a historic place composed of two buildings built about the 15th century and situated in Auchinlea Park, Easterhouse, Glasgow. It is owned by the National Trust for Scotland and managed by Glasgow City Council...

House and Park (Easterhouse).

The Roadhouse Pub is home to the East Renfrewshire darts team, and plays host to the Glasgow Premier League.most of the old tenement buildings have now been demolished and replaced with more modern homes,the tenements that still stand have been reduced by one floor from three storey blocks giving a better look overall