Woodhead
Woodhead is a peak in North Lanarkshire, Scotland and has an elevation of 344 feet. Woodhead is situated nearby to the locality Heathfield Moss, as well as near the village Muirhead.Places of Interest
Highlights include Stepps railway station and Bedlay Castle.
Stepps railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stepps railway station serves the town of Stepps, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The railway station is located on the Cumbernauld Line, 5¼ miles north east of Glasgow Queen Street and is managed by ScotRail.
Bedlay Castle
Castle
Bedlay Castle is a former defensive castle, dating from the late 16th and 17th centuries. It is located between Chryston and Moodiesburn in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Gartloch Hospital
Photo: Chris Upson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gartloch Hospital was a mental health facility located on Gartloch Road near the village of Gartcosh, Scotland. It opened in 1896 and was officially closed in 1996. It was managed by NHS Greater Glasgow.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirkintilloch and Lenzie.
Kirkintilloch
Photo: StaraBlazkova, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kirkintilloch is an industrial town in the Clydeside area of central Scotland, with a population in 2022 of 20,000. It's about 8 miles northeast of central Glasgow, on the Forth and Clyde Canal.
Lenzie
Town
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lenzie is a small affluent town by the Glasgow Railway in the East Dunbartonshire council area and the historic county of Dunbartonshire in Scotland. It is about 6 miles north-east of Glasgow city centre and 1 mile south of Kirkintilloch.
Stepps
Town
Photo: Chris Upson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stepps is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, near the north-eastern outskirts of Glasgow. According to data gathered by North Lanarkshire Council in 2020, Stepps is estimated to have a population of roughly 7,700 inhabitants.
Woodhead
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 344 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.894° or 55° 53′ 39″ northLongitude
-4.1204° or 4° 7′ 13″ westElevation
344 feet (105 metres)Open location code
9C7QVVVH+JVOpenStreetMap ID
node 269587814OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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