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Maryhill Military Barracks The site of the barracks, where the Wyndford estate is on in the present, was acquired in 1869 after considering other sites in Cowclairs and Hyndland. The military barracks, completed in 1876, has an accommodation for a regiment of infantry, a squadron of Calvary, and a battery of field artillery. There were also stables, a chapel, a hospital, accommodation for sick horses, a prison and recreational facilities. Over the years the barracks were occupied by different regiments stationed in Glasgow. In 1958, the barracks closed when they were relocated to Ayr, when the Highland Light Infantry amalgamated with the Royal Scots Fusilliers. The site is then obtained by the Glasgow Corporation and the barracks has been replaced with the award winning Wyndfod estate. The estate composes of four blocks of twenty-six storey flats, five fifteen storey blocks, a nine storey block, and blocks of eight, four and three storey apartments. (Smart, 2002)
Survey done in 1894 showing the site of the barracks. Ordinance survey map obtained from Digimaps.
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