Did Glasgow ever have city walls?

Not as such. It had 8 ports (which we would now call gates) which would be closed at curfew (8pm) and opened at first light. There were no defensive walls - just the continous walls forming the lands of the houses and tenements of the burgh. read more

Given the names of some of the areas near High Street, i.e. Trongate, Drygate, Briggait (Bridgegate) Gallowgate and Westergate that would suggest that there were gates to allow people in and out of the city which would imply that there were city walls too. read more

Glasgow has an excellent surface rail network that matches any subway system for coverage. Glasgow had the good fortune of developing and expanding at the same time as rail transport was coming into vogue. There was an extremely dense urban surface rail network constructed throughout the city and into the nearby country side during the 19th century. read more

Glasgow did not have stone walls but it did have stone gates (the spaces between them were filled by houses). Then in 1491 the Bishop of Glasgow was granted the right to operate a public scales for weighing produce. read more