2018

NS3977 : The eastern end of the Howgate

taken 6 years ago, near to Renton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland

The eastern end of the Howgate
The eastern end of the Howgate
The path ends about 75 metres ahead, where it meets a footpath that runs along the western side of the River Leven: NS3977 : The Howgate meets a footpath. The nearby part of the riverside meadow used to be called NS3977 : Sandyholme.
The Howgate :: NS3877

See LinkExternal link (an annotated satellite view) for the original line (in yellow) and the current line (in green) of this track.

As explained in a Geograph article — Link — the track, on its original line, provided access to Pillanflatt Farm and to the River Leven; the riverside meadow at the eastern end of the track was once known as Sandyholme (see Link for comments on that name and its possible relation to that of the Howgate).

Expansion of the Dalquhurn Dye Works had swallowed that farm by 1860, and the original course of the Howgate would gradually fall into disuse and would likewise be consumed by the expanding works. The present-day Howgate, running some way to the south of the original one, represents the course of a long-dismantled railway branch line, first shown on the 1896 map revision.

The Howgate now leads from the main road (the Renton Road) to meet a foot/cycle path beside the River Leven. A building called Howgate Lodge was formerly located at NS38657749, near the western end of the track, but it was cleared away when the A82 (dual carriageway) was built. There was also a Howgate Cottage (likewise long gone) partway along the track, at NS38997753, on or near the spot where the farmhouse of Pillanflatt earlier stood.


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This photo is linked from: Articles: · The location of Pillanflatt Farm Automatic Clusters: · Meets [14] · Howgate [10] ·
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Lairich Rig   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 5 June, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 15 July, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 3914 7742 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:57.7661N 4:34.7138W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NS 3909 7741
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