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Riddrie, Glasgow — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Riddrie is a north-eastern district of Glasgow, on the A80 Cumbernauld Road, with High Cartyne Church and St Enoch Hogganfield Church nearby.
About Riddrie
Where to stay in Riddrie
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The A80 Cumbernauld Road runs straight through Riddrie, which makes the road itself the reference point for anyone working out where to put a base in this part of Glasgow. Two churches mark the way. St Enoch Hogganfield Church stands on Cumbernauld Road and High Cartyne Church on Carntynehall Road, either of them a workable marker on the way in.
About Riddrie
What are the main landmarks in Riddrie?
Riddrie's named buildings are both churches. St Enoch Hogganfield Church takes 860 Cumbernauld Road and High Cartyne Church 358 Carntynehall Road, two listings that between them account for nearly everything the district records under its own name. Glasgow holds the rest, and the north-eastern districts around Riddrie are where a visit widens out.
What is the history of Riddrie?
The A80 does the routing. Riddrie took its place on the north-eastern side of Glasgow along Cumbernauld Road, and its two congregations, High Cartyne Church and St Enoch Hogganfield Church, are the buildings the record now names. Carntynehall Road holds the second of them, off the line of Cumbernauld Road.
Where is Riddrie?
Cumbernauld Road carries the A80. Riddrie is a north-eastern district of Glasgow, in Scotland, with Carntynehall Road among its streets.
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Updated September 2026