Birkhill
Birkhill is a hamlet in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Birkhill is situated nearby to the hamlet Braehead House, as well as near Catcraig.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tower of Hallbar and Craignethan Castle.
Tower of Hallbar
Residential building
Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tower of Hallbar, also known as Hallbar Tower and Braidwood Castle, is a 16th-century tower house, located to the west of the River Clyde in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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.
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 Crossford and Braidwood.
Crossford
Village
Photo: David Hamilton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crossford is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Crossford lies on the A72, alongside the River Clyde and the River Nethan, 4.5 miles north west of Lanark and 9 miles south east of Hamilton.
Braidwood
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Braidwood is a small village near Carluke, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The medieval barony of Braidwood included the Tower of Hallbar. Braidwood House, former seat of Lord Clydesmuir, is one of the major local landmarks.
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. Tillietudlem is situated 1½ miles west of Birkhill.
Birkhill
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.69899° or 55° 41′ 56″ northLongitude
-3.85296° or 3° 51′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C7RM4XW+HROpenStreetMap ID
node 1760470243OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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