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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: yellow book ltd, CC BY 2.0.
Photo: yellow book ltd, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Garden
- Description: sculpture garden in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
- Historically known as: “Stonypath”
Photo: yellow book ltd, CC BY 2.0.
Photo: yellow book ltd, CC BY 2.0.
Photo: yellow book ltd, CC BY 2.0.
Photo: yellow book ltd, CC BY 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dunsyre Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunsyre and Walston.
Dunsyre
Village
Dunsyre is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is 10 kilometres from Carnwath. Dunsyre is associated with an ancient barony and parish church.
Walston
Hamlet
Photo: G Laird, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Walston is a hamlet in the middle of black mount area of South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Walston is situated 2 miles south of Little Sparta.
Garvald
Hamlet
Garvald is a small settlement on the boundary between the Scottish Borders and South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Garvald home farm is a community farm and residential social enterprise site established in 1987 for adults, some with learning difficulties and managed by the Garvald Trust. 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″ northLongitude
-3.50868° or 3° 30′ 31″ westElevation
919 feet (280 metres)Operator
Little Sparta TrustOpen location code
9C7RPFFR+PGOpenStreetMap ID
way 911358162OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=gardenOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artwork
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Japanese—“Little Sparta” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Little Sparta”
- Japanese: “リトル・スパルタ”
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Notable Places Nearby
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