The Unknown Soldier

The Unknown Soldier is a memorial in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The Unknown Soldier is situated nearby to the grassland Soldier’s Field, as well as near Tinto Field.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Ignatius Church, Wishaw and Wishaw railway station.

St Ignatius Church, Wishaw

Church

St Ignatius Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in the town of Wishaw in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, within the Diocese of Motherwell. The church building was constructed in 1865, and is a category A listed building. St Ignatius Church, Wishaw is situated 1 mile northwest of The Unknown Soldier.

Wishaw railway station

Railway station

Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wishaw railway station serves the town of Wishaw, in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and lies on the Wishaw Deviation Line, just south of the single tracked link line which connects to the West Coast Main Line at Shieldmuir. Wishaw railway station is situated 1¼ miles west of The Unknown Soldier.

South Wishaw Parish Church

Church

South Wishaw Parish Church is a parish church of the Church of Scotland, serving the southern area of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire. It is within the Church of Scotland's Presbytery of Forth Valley and Clydesdale. South Wishaw Parish Church is situated 1 mile west of The Unknown Soldier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wishaw and Overtown.

Wishaw

Town

Photo: Iain Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wishaw is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland; it is sited on the edge of the Clyde Valley, 15 miles south-east of Glasgow city centre. The town forms part of the Motherwell and Wishaw parliamentary constituency.

Overtown

Village

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Overtown is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located to the east of the River Clyde, about one mile south of Wishaw. Originally developed as a mining village in the 19th century, its population declined after the closure of the coal mines and the associated railways in the 1950s.