219 Eglinton Street, Glasgow. G5 9QH. Tel: 01414298391.
The Kiloran Bar. 1991.
There’s been a pub on this site since 1877, licensee James Scott ran the small pub here until the Robertson family took over, this partnership lasted until the middle of the 1880s. The Robertson brother’s owned another pub in Stirling Street, Cowcaddens.
Kiloran Bar. 2009.
Thanks to Norman McNamee for this great image.
Facts…
Licence Holders.
1991 Sandra McLean.
1973-1965 Robert Purvis Green.
1960 J McLean.
1937-1933 Mrs Sarah McLean.
1932-1899 William McAllister.
1895-1891 James McAlliste.
1890 Alexander Morrison.
1885 Robertson Brother’s.
1880 Thomas C Robertson.
1877 James Scott.
Presumably, the Kiloran Bar was named after the fictitious Scottish Isle of Kiloran in the film “I know where I’m going!” made by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger (aka The Archers) in 1945.
Sadly, the pub had been demolished the last time I passed the site in June 2022.
Did you ever drink in there i was looking to find out about someone who used to drink in there.
Was there ever a pub called the Cuckoo bar in Eglinton toll in Glasgow