Black Hill
The Black Hill in South Lanarkshire is owned by the National Trust for Scotland. It overlooks the Clyde Valley, and is the location of a burial cairn from the Bronze Age and an Iron Age fortress.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 951 feet
- Description: hill in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Blackhill”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Craignethan Castle and Stonebyres Falls.
Craignethan Castle
Castle
Photo: Hugh Miller, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Craignethan Castle is a ruined castle in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located above the River Nethan, a tributary of the River Clyde, at NS816464.
Stonebyres Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Alan Pitkethley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stonebyres Falls is a waterfall of the River Clyde in Scotland. It is located on the former Stonebyres estate at the site of Stonebyres Castle.
Lee Castle
Castle
Photo: John Preston Neale, Public domain.
Lee Castle, also known as The Lee, is a castellated mansion in Auchenglen, a branch of the Clyde Valley in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located 1.5 kilometres south of Braidwood, and 4 kilometres north-west of Lanark.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Auchenheath and Kirkfieldbank.
Auchenheath
Village
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Auchenheath is a small village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is on the River Nethan and is located near Blackwood, Kirkmuirhill, and Lanark. Auchenheath House is a category B listed Italianate house.
Kirkfieldbank
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkfieldbank is a small village and parish in Scotland, on the banks of the River Clyde. It is close to the town of Lanark and is part of the current South Lanarkshire local authority.
Tillietudlem
Hamlet
Photo: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tillietudlem is a fictional castle in Walter Scott's 1816 novel Old Mortality, and a modern settlement in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Interest in Scott's novel attracted visitors to its supposed inspiration, Craignethan Castle, and a railway station built nearby was named after the fictional attraction.
Black Hill
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.67094° or 55° 40′ 15″ northLongitude
-3.85846° or 3° 51′ 31″ westElevation
951 feet (290 metres)Open location code
9C7RM4CR+9JOpenStreetMap ID
node 293535924OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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