Little Sparta
Little Sparta is a garden at Dunsyre in the Pentland Hills in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, created by artist and poet Ian Hamilton Finlay and his wife Sue Finlay, since 1966.
- Type: Garden
- Description: sculpture garden in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
- Historically known as: “Stonypath”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Dunsyre Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunsyre and Walston.
Walston
Hamlet
Garvald
Hamlet
Garvald is a small settlement on the boundary between… Garvald is situated 3 miles east of Little Sparta.
Little Sparta
- Categories: sculpture garden, tourism, recreation area, and work of art
- Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.72433° or 55° 43′ 28″ north
Longitude
-3.50868° or 3° 30′ 31″ west
Elevation
919 feet (280 metres)
Operator
Little Sparta Trust
Open location code
9C7RPFFR+PG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=garden
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artwork
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Japanese—“Little Sparta” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Little Sparta”
- Fulah: “Little Sparta”
- Japanese: “リトル・スパルタ”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Easthills and Westhills.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Lochan Eck and Easthills.
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Worth a closer look: Edinburgh and Glasgow.
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