Halcrow Stadium

Halcrow Stadium
Location Annan Road, Gretna, Scotland DG16 5DQ
Coordinates 54°59′51.6″N 03°04′33.8″W / 54.997667°N 3.076056°W / 54.997667; -3.076056Coordinates: 54°59′51.6″N 03°04′33.8″W / 54.997667°N 3.076056°W / 54.997667; -3.076056
Opened 1986

Halcrow Stadium is a greyhound racing stadium in Annan Road, Gretna, Scotland[1]

The plans to build a new greyhound stadium on a ten-acre site, west of Gretna were first instigated in 1983. The name Halcrow derives from Jim Halcrow a well-known Shetland accordionist. The construction was started by James Norman and sons as a replacement for the previous track at Raydale Park and the first race meeting took place in June 1986. Distances included 120, 300, 490 and 685 metres over a circumference of 380 metres, more recently distances of 280 and 470 metres were used.[2]

The racing remains independent and is not controlled by the Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Amenities include several bars, a hospitality suite and function rooms for parties, weddings and traditional music events.[3]

It is one of only seven independent (unaffiliated to a governing body) tracks remaining today.

References

  1. ↑ "Find Us". Halcrow Stadium.
  2. ↑ Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File. Ringpress Books. pp. 288–289. ISBN 0-948955-15-5.
  3. ↑ "Hospitality". Halcrow Stadium.
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