29. Empire Exhibition Monument (1938)

This solid granite stone column which is mounted on a plinth finished in granite is a fitting memorial to the Empire Exhibition of 1938. There is an inscription on the stone “This stone marking the site of the Empire Exhibition of 1938 was unveiled by King George VI on 9th July 1937, when His Majesty and Queen Elizabeth paid their first visit of their reign to the City of Glasgow”.

30. Pitch and Putt

The pitch and putt course sits on the site of Glasgow’s second municipal golf course (1899). It was opened for public use in 1960 and has 18 par 3 holes. The facility today is used in partnership with Culture and Sport Glasgow for junior golf coaching.

31. Community Cycle Park

Initially built in 1969 as an international standard running track and located adjacent to the new leisure centre, it previously comprised of an all weather seven lane track with full facilities for field events. The track was refurbished in 2006 and converted to a community cycle track, 420m, suitable for cycle skills training, cycle sports coaching and minor events.

As you leave the cycle track you will pass a group of mature Beech and Sycamore trees. Local legend suggests that this group of trees was planted by the Stevens family who lived in Bellahouston House on top of the hill in the late 1880s. The story is that a tree was planted over the grave of their horses. The group of trees was part of the garden area of the hospital where the soldiers were brought out to sit during the summer.