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About Penilee

Penilee is a residential district in southwest Glasgow, easily accessed via the M8 motorway and A739 Paisley Road West. Located about 8km from the city centre and 6km from Glasgow Airport, it's well-positioned for both local trips to nearby Cardonald and Hillington, and longer journeys along the M8 to Edinburgh. The area features distinctive 1950s four-storey tenement blocks, built as part of Glasgow's post-war housing programme to replace inner-city slums.

Where is Penilee on the map?

Penilee is in Scotland, at 55.851, -4.362 - about 6 km south-west of Partick.

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The closest airport to Penilee is Glasgow Airport, 11 km (about 12 min by car). Other airports nearby: Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Edinburgh Airport.

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