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Crossford

Crossford is a village in , Scotland. Crossford lies on the A72, alongside the and the , 4+1⁄2 miles northwest of and nine miles southeast of .
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  • Type: Village with 710 residents
  • Description: village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Crossford, South Lanarkshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Craignethan Castle and Lee Castle.

Castle
Photo: Hugh Miller, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a ruined castle in , . It is located above the , a tributary of the , at NS816464.

Castle
Photo: John Preston Neale, Public domain.
, also known as The Lee, is a castellated mansion in Auchenglen, a branch of the in , Scotland. It is located 1.5 kilometres south of , and 4 kilometres north-west of . is situated 2 miles east of Crossford.

Residential building
Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , also known as Hallbar Tower and Braidwood Castle, is a 16th-century tower house, located to the west of the in , Scotland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tillietudlem and Netherburn.

Hamlet
Photo: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a fictional castle in Walter Scott's 1816 novel Old Mortality, and a modern settlement in , Scotland. Interest in Scott's novel attracted visitors to its supposed inspiration, , and a railway station built nearby was named after the fictional attraction.

Village
Photo: G Laird, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a rural village in the council area of , Scotland. In 2011 it had a population of 740. It is located four miles south east of and within the historic parish of . is situated 1½ miles west of Crossford.

Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village near , in , Scotland. The medieval barony of included the . House, former seat of Lord Clydesmuir, is one of the major local landmarks. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Crossford.

Crossford

Latitude
55.69952° or 55° 41′ 58″ north
Longitude
-3.87011° or 3° 52′ 12″ west
Population
710
Elevation
161 feet (49 metres)
Open location code
9C7RM4XH+RX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 286415054
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2651879
Wiki­data ID
Q5188605
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Crossford” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Crossford”
  • Cebuano: “Crossford”
  • Dutch: “Crossford, South Lanarkshire”
  • French: “Crossford”
  • German: “Crossford”
  • Persian: “کراسفورد”
  • Scots: “Crossfuird”
  • Spanish: “Crossford”
  • Swedish: “Crossford, South Lanarkshire”
  • Swedish: “Crossford”
  • Welsh: “Crossford, De Swydd Lanark”
  • Welsh: “Crossford”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Crossford Post Office and Crossford Village Hall.

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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 “Crossford”. Photo: David Hamilton, CC BY-SA 2.0.