On the bicentenary of this event in 2004, a memorial was erected at Possil Marsh close to the location where it landed (left hand photo). It's one of only two meteorite memorials in the UK (with the other being on Yorkshire).
With the Lyrid Meteor Shower reaching its peak tonight, it's worth remembering Glasgow's place in the discovery of that meteors originated from outer space. In April 1804, a meteorite was seen to land at High Possil in the north of the city (a fragment of which is shown on the right in this photo). This was the first one ever recorded in Scotland, and it became one of the first any where in the world to be scientifically verified as coming from space.
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In April 1804, a meteorite landed at High Possil in Glasgow. This was the first one ever recorded in Scotland, and one of the first to be scientifically verified as coming from space anywhere in the world. As a result, this event, along with a few others around the same time, can be seen as marking the start of interplanetary science and an accurate understanding of the origins of our solar system.
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An 1870s blonde sandstone gushet tenement on Balmore Road in the Possilpark area of Glasgow.
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Sculpted Caledonian Railway Monograms and Emblem above the windows of the now-derelict Possil Railway Station in Glasgow.
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The now-derelict former Possil Railway Station on Balmore Road in Glasgow.
Built for the Lanarkshire and Dumbarton Railway line, it opened in 1897, and was closed in 1908. It re-opened in 1934 and was then closed for good in 1964, when the line it served was also closed.
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The former Mecca cinema on Balmore Road in the Possil area of Glasgow. Designed by James McKissack in an Art Deco style and built in 1933, it originally seated over 1,500 people. It closed as a cinema in 1968.
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