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Burnbank Park

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Burnbank Park was a sports ground in Glasgow, Scotland. It was situated in the city's Woodlands area, found at Barrington Drive (between Great Western Road and Woodlands Road). No trace of the ground remains, having been built on by sandstone tenement housing in the late 19th century, which survives into the 21st century. The name endures locally with the Burnbank Bowling Club a few blocks to the south, founded in 1866, around the same time the sports grounds were coming into use for team sports.

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Burnbank Park
Woodlands Drive, Glasgow Woodlands

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Woodlands Drive
G4 9EQ Glasgow, Woodlands
Scotland, United Kingdom
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