Douglas Water
Douglas Water is a stream in Scotland, United Kingdom. Douglas Water is situated nearby to the village Carmichael, as well as near the locality Hyndfordbridge-end.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hyndford Quarry and Dundaff Linn.
Hyndford Quarry
Quarry
Hyndford Quarry is an aggregates quarry in Lanark, South Lanarkshire operated by Cemex UK. It takes its name from the nearby village of Hyndford and has an entry on the register of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland.
Dundaff Linn
Waterfall
Photo: R Pollack, Public domain.
Dundaff Linn is a waterfall, which is situated 2½ miles northwest of Douglas Water.
Robert Owen’s House, 3 Rosedale Street, New Lanark
Museum
Photo: Gordon Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Robert Owen’s House, 3 Rosedale Street, New Lanark is a museum, which is situated 2½ miles northwest of Douglas Water.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carmichael and Douglas Water.
Carmichael
Village
Photo: Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carmichael is a small village and civil parish between Biggar and Lanark in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is home to the Discover Carmichael Centre, with wax models depicting the history of the Carmichael family and of Scotland more widely. Carmichael is situated 1½ miles east of Douglas Water.
Douglas Water
Village
Photo: Iain Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Douglas Water is a hamlet in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Named after the Douglas Water, the river which flows through the hamlet, local mining operations provided employment to local people, and the hamlet was bolstered by the Coltness Iron and Coal Company establishing an operation nearby. Douglas Water is situated 2½ miles southwest of Douglas Water.
New Lanark
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Lanark is a complex of cotton mills and associated village in Clydesdale, South West Scotland, founded in 1786 to take advantage of water power from the fast-descending River Clyde.
Douglas Water
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.63333° or 55° 38′ northLongitude
-3.75° or 3° 45′ westElevation
659 feet (201 metres)Open location code
9C7RJ7M2+82GeoNames ID
2651065
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