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Development of Glasgow

Glasgow was a forest in 4500 BC. Image courtesy of Foundation Glasgow.

4500BC - Before St Mungo inhabited Glasgow the landscape was swamped with greenery and trees, Glasgow was a forest and this is the point in history where its nickname, the 'Dear Green Place, blossomed from. All images courtesy of Foundation Glasgow.

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