Robertson's Pond, Pollockshields

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Robertson's Pond, Pollockshields

Postby Chudleigh » Wed Nov 26, 2014 11:17 am

Please can anyone tell me anything about Robertson's Pond? It was the scene of a double drowning accident in 1858 and was probably subsequently filled in by the owners, the Caledonian Railway Company. It lay to the east of Pollockshields and near the Shields Farm. It was a popular skating pond, and local youths got very annoyed when workmen turned up to do the infilling, meeting them "with showers of stones and volleys of abusive epithets"!
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Re: Robertson's Pond, Pollockshields

Postby Dexter St. Clair » Wed Nov 26, 2014 9:03 pm

Before you go any further could I refer you to a neighbouring district.
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Re: Robertson's Pond, Pollockshields

Postby dimairt » Thu Nov 27, 2014 11:51 am

It's a common mistake.

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Re: Robertson's Pond, Pollockshields

Postby banjo » Thu Nov 27, 2014 1:55 pm

its the weans I feel sorry for right enough. ::):
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Re: Robertson's Pond, Pollockshields

Postby Dexter St. Clair » Thu Nov 27, 2014 7:53 pm

I was going to pop in and correct them.

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I'm glad someone else did.

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Re: Robertson's Pond, Pollockshields

Postby thegazman » Fri Nov 28, 2014 7:51 pm

A blame the kafflalik skools
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Re: Robertson's Pond, Pollockshields

Postby budman » Sun Nov 13, 2016 8:37 pm

The pond was at the corner of shields road and st andrews drive, accross from where the Route 66? pub is.
Sited where the white flats on the left are.

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