River Nethan
The River Nethan is a river which flows between Glenbuck in East Ayrshire and Crossford, South Lanarkshire where it feeds into the River Clyde, with the town of Lesmahagow and surrounding villages sitting on the river course.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Craignethan Castle and Tower of Hallbar.
Craignethan Castle
Castle
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Craignethan Castle is a ruined castle in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located above the River Nethan, a tributary of the River Clyde, at NS816464.
Tower of Hallbar
Residential building
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The Tower of Hallbar, also known as Hallbar Tower and Braidwood Castle, is a 16th-century tower house, located to the west of the River Clyde in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Lee Castle
Castle
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Lee Castle, also known as The Lee, is a castellated mansion in Auchenglen, a branch of the Clyde Valley in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located 1.5 kilometres south of Braidwood, and 4 kilometres north-west of Lanark. Lee Castle is situated 1½ miles east of River Nethan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crossford and Tillietudlem.
Crossford
Village
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Crossford is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Crossford lies on the A72, alongside the River Clyde and the River Nethan, 4+1⁄2 miles northwest of Lanark and nine miles southeast of Hamilton.
Tillietudlem
Hamlet
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Tillietudlem is a fictional castle in Walter Scott's 1816 novel Old Mortality, and a modern settlement in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Interest in Scott's novel attracted visitors to its supposed inspiration, Craignethan Castle, and a railway station built nearby was named after the fictional attraction.
Braidwood
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Braidwood is a small village near Carluke, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The medieval barony of Braidwood included the Tower of Hallbar. Braidwood House, former seat of Lord Clydesmuir, is one of the major local landmarks. Braidwood is situated 1½ miles northeast of River Nethan.
River Nethan
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK, tributary of the River Clyde
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“River Nethan” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Nethan”
- Cebuano: “River Nethan”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر نيثان”
- German: “Nethan”
- Swedish: “River Nethan”
- Welsh: “Afon Nethan”
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Explore places such as Nethanfoot and Hazelbank.
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Highlights include Swinsy Hill and Nemphlar Moor.
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