Carmichael
Carmichael is a small village and civil parish between Biggar and Lanark in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is home to the Discover Carmichael Centre, with wax models depicting the history of the Carmichael family and of Scotland more widely.Photo: Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Carmichael, South Lanarkshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hyndford Quarry.
Hyndford Quarry
Quarry
Hyndford Quarry is an aggregates quarry in Lanark, South Lanarkshire operated by Cemex UK. It takes its name from the nearby village of Hyndford and has an entry on the register of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Hyndford Quarry is situated 2½ miles northwest of Carmichael.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thankerton and Covington.
Thankerton
Village
Photo: Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thankerton is a small village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. It is located between Biggar and Lanark, and situated between Quothquan Law and Tinto. Thankerton is situated 3 miles east of Carmichael.
Covington
Locality
Covington is a village and civil parish in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies in Clydesdale, four miles west of Biggar and about 40 miles from both Edinburgh and Glasgow. Covington is situated 3½ miles east of Carmichael.
Douglas Water
Village
Photo: Iain Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Douglas Water is a hamlet in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Named after the Douglas Water, the river which flows through the hamlet, local mining operations provided employment to local people, and the hamlet was bolstered by the Coltness Iron and Coal Company establishing an operation nearby. Douglas Water is situated 3½ miles southwest of Carmichael.
Carmichael
- Category: locality
- Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.62746° or 55° 37′ 39″ northLongitude
-3.71115° or 3° 42′ 40″ westElevation
748 feet (228 metres)Open location code
9C7RJ7GQ+XGOpenStreetMap ID
node 5020306304OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Japanese—“Carmichael” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Carmichael”
- Dutch: “Carmichael”
- French: “Carmichael”
- Irish: “Cair Mhìcheil”
- Japanese: “カーマイケル”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cairngryffe Kirk and Carmichael Village Hall.
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