Nisbet

Nisbet is a hamlet in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Nisbet is situated nearby to the hamlet Culter Shaw, as well as near the locality Snaip.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cow Castle and Chapelgill Hill.

Cow Castle

Archaeological site

Photo: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cow Castle is an archaeological site.

Chapelgill Hill is a hill in the Culter Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is frequently climbed from the north-west, taking in the range's, and South Lanarkshire's, highest summit, Culter Fell. Chapelgill Hill is situated 2½ miles southeast of Nisbet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coulter and Symington.

Coulter

Village

Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Coulter or Culter is a small village and civil parish in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies approximately 3 miles south of Biggar. Some old maps and local modern houses also have the spelling Cootyre - "a safe place for cows." Nearby are two notable Scottish hills, Tinto and Culter Fell.

Symington

Village

Photo: frank smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Symington is a small village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, 3 miles southwest of Biggar, 10 miles east of Douglas and 13 miles southeast of Carluke. Geographical features near Symington include Tinto Hill, the Coulter Hills and the River Clyde. Symington is situated 3 miles northwest of Nisbet.

Biggar

Photo: Fox-Talbot, Public domain.

Biggar is a market town historically in Lanarkshire and now within Clydesdale. It's nowadays a commuter town for both Edinburgh and Glasgow, and in 2020 had a population of 2640. Its attractions are a rare combination: a gasworks museum and a puppet theatre.

Nisbet

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.57954° or 55° 34′ 46″ north

Longitude

-3.52825° or 3° 31′ 42″ west

Open location code

9C7RHFHC+RP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 247865560

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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