Greenbank
Road (18th Century)
Site Name Greenbank
Classification Road (18th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Old Mearns Road
Canmore ID 43846
Site Number NS55NE 51
NGR NS 56225 57079
NGR Description From NS 562 570 to NS 557 566
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/43846
- Council East Renfrewshire
- Parish Mearns
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Eastwood
- Former County Renfrewshire
NS55NE 51 56225 57079 562 570 to 557 566
The inclined terrace of the Old Mearns Road, prior to late 18th century re-alignment, is preserved in a small wood here. The continued course of this road is confirmed in a plan of Greenbank in 1763 as a double line of trees from NS 561 569 to NS 557 566.
T C Welsh 1987.
Traces of a possible hollowed roadway can be seen at the foot of a small plantation between Mearns Road and Beechlands Drive.
Visited by RCAHMS (SH, IP) 18 June 2007.
