[3] On 8 March 1768 Parliament approved the cutting of the Forth and Clyde Canal through their estate, which provided some much-needed money.

The Government granted funds from forfeited Jacobite estates to start it again and the crossing of the River Kelvin became the focus for massive construction activity.

[3] The new canal waterway attracted industries including boat-building, saw-milling and ironfounding to its banks within Mary's estate.

[6] Maryhill also boasts one of Glasgow's original Carnegie libraries, designed by the Inverness architect James Robert Rhind.

It was home to the Scots Greys and the Highland Light Infantry, and held Adolf Hitler's second-in-command Rudolf Hess during World War II after his supposed "peace" flight to the UK.

[9] However the Territorial Army unit, the 52nd Lowland, 6th Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Scotland continues to be based at the adjacent Walcheren Barracks.

[13] The MSP for Maryhill and Springburn is Bob Doris[14] and the MP for Glasgow North is Patrick Grady.

[13] Although historically a working class area, as of 2013 there are more people employed in professional services than in manufacturing, construction and utilities in Maryhill.

In June 2024, planning consent was submitted to Glasgow City Council for the redevelopment of part of the area, specifically for new homes on waste ground between Gilshochill and Summerston where derelict mid-20th century apartment blocks and terraced houses had been demolished a decade earlier.

It was also a temporary home for Clyde and Hamilton Academical during the 1980s and 1990s, and for Queens Park matches in 2021–22 while the club awaited development of their new stadium at Lesser Hampden.

Between 2005 and 2012, Firhill was also the home of professional Rugby Union team Glasgow Warriors who then moved to Scotstoun Stadium.

It was for many years polluted and largely unused after the decline of heavy industry, but recent efforts to regenerate and re-open the canal to navigation have seen it rejuvenated.

[20] A new footbridge providing better connections to the Ruchill and Gilshochill neighbourhoods, was installed across the canal at Stockingfield Junction in 2022.

[26] This reputation for being a rough area did not lessen over the years, with Botany (commonly referred to as 'The Butney' by local people) having many social problems of deprivation, unemployment and drug abuse.

Unlike much of the rest of Maryhill, the population is predominantly middle-class and the property type in the area consists mainly of Victorian semi-detached town houses.