Plains
Plains is a village outside the town of Airdrie, in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, about 14 miles east of Glasgow city centre and 32 miles west of Edinburgh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 2,740 residents
- Description: village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Plains, North Lanarkshire”
Photo: Jim Smillie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Excelsior Stadium and Drumgelloch railway station.
Excelsior Stadium
Stadium
The Excelsior Stadium, officially The Albert Bartlett Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is the home ground of Airdrieonians of the Scottish Professional Football League. Excelsior Stadium is situated 2 miles southwest of Plains.
Drumgelloch railway station
Railway station
Photo: Andrew Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Drumgelloch railway station is a railway station serving the east of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located 600 yards east of the 1989 station on the former Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway, on the site of the former Clarkston railway station.
Caldercruix railway station
Railway station
Caldercruix railway station serves the village of Caldercruix in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is managed by ScotRail and is on the North Clyde Line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caldercruix and Wattston.
Caldercruix
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caldercruix is a semi-rural village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The nearest major town is Airdrie, 4 miles to the west. It has a population of about 2,440.
Wattston
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wattston is a village on the B803, west of Greengairs in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Between them Wattston and Greengairs have about 1,190 residents. It is around 4 km south of Cumbernauld, and 4 km north of Airdrie. Wattston is situated 2½ miles northwest of Plains.
Airdrie
Town
Photo: Chris Upson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Airdrie is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies on a plateau 400 ft above sea level, 12 miles east of Glasgow. As of 2012, it had a population of 37,130. Airdrie is situated 2½ miles southwest of Plains.
Plains
- Category: locality
- Location: North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.88003° or 55° 52′ 48″ northLongitude
-3.92341° or 3° 55′ 24″ westPopulation
2,740Elevation
558 feet (170 metres)Open location code
9C7RV3JG+2JOpenStreetMap ID
node 149553042OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
11592200Wikidata ID
Q7200715
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