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Calton (Gaelic: ''A' Challtainn'', Scots: ''Caltoun'') is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. The name Calton is derived from the Gaelic "a' Challtainn", which means "the hazel wood". It is situated north of the River Clyde, and just to the east of the city centre. Calton's most famous landmark is the Barras street market and the world-famous Barrowland Ballroom, one of Glasgow's principal musical venues. Originally spelled Caltoun, the area is universally known as The Calton by Glaswegians. ==History== The area was a Burgh of Barony from 1817 to 1846, when it was annexed by the City of Glasgow. The lands of Blackfaulds, on which Calton now stands, originally formed part of the lands of the Archbishopric of Glasgow, but were annexed to The Crown in 1587. In 1705 the owner, John Walkinshaw, began to feu the lands of Blackfaulds (part of the Barrowfield estate) on which the old village of Calton was built, and in 1817 a charter was granted, erecting Calton into a Burgh. During the area's time as an independent burgh, there were four Provosts of Calton: * Robert Struthers (1817-1818) * Nathaniel Stevenson (1818-1839) * Robert Bartholomew (1839-1843) * William Bankier (1843-1846) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Calton, Glasgow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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