Coulter
Coulter or Culter is a small village and civil parish in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies approximately 3 miles south of Biggar. Some old maps and local modern houses also have the spelling Cootyre - "a safe place for cows." Nearby are two notable Scottish hills, Tinto and Culter Fell.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Coulter, South Lanarkshire” and “Culter”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cow Castle and Boghall Castle.
Cow Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cow Castle is an archaeological site.
Boghall Castle
Castle
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boghall Castle was a 14th-century castle to the south of Biggar, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Boghall became ruinous in the 19th century. Boghall Castle is situated 2 miles northeast of Coulter.
Biggar Gasworks Museum
Museum
Photo: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Biggar Gasworks Museum is situated 2½ miles north of Coulter.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Symington and Biggar.
Symington
Village
Photo: frank smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Symington is a small village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, 3 miles southwest of Biggar, 10 miles east of Douglas and 13 miles southeast of Carluke. Geographical features near Symington include Tinto Hill, the Coulter Hills and the River Clyde. Symington is situated 2 miles west of Coulter.
Biggar
Photo: Fox-Talbot, Public domain.
Biggar is a market town historically in Lanarkshire and now within Clydesdale. It's nowadays a commuter town for both Edinburgh and Glasgow, and in 2020 had a population of 2640. Its attractions are a rare combination: a gasworks museum and a puppet theatre.
Lamington
Village
Photo: David Hamilton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lamington is a conservation village in South Lanarkshire in Scotland, roughly between Biggar and Lanark and sits astride the A702 trunk road. It is reputed to be the home of Marion Braidfute, legendary wife of William Wallace. Lamington is situated 3 miles southwest of Coulter.
Coulter
- Category: locality
- Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.58978° or 55° 35′ 23″ northLongitude
-3.54995° or 3° 32′ 60″ westElevation
873 feet (266 metres)Open location code
9C7RHFQ2+W2OpenStreetMap ID
node 26007793OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to French—“Coulter” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Coulter”
- Dutch: “Coulter”
- French: “Coulter”
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Notable Places Nearby
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Coulter”. Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.