Croft Head

Croft Head is a peak in North Lanarkshire, Scotland and has an elevation of 341 feet. Croft Head is situated near the neighborhood Marnock, as well as near the village Glenboig.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Bedlay Castle and Gartcosh railway station.

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.

Gartcosh railway station

Railway station

Photo: Daniel, CC BY 2.0.

Gartcosh railway station serves the village of Gartcosh, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The railway station is managed by ScotRail and is located on the Cumbernauld Line, 7+3⁄4 mi northeast of Glasgow Queen Street station.

Drumpellier Country Park is a country park situated to the west of Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The park was formerly a private estate. The land was given over to the Burgh of Coatbridge for use as a public park in 1919, and was designated as a country park in 1984 by the then Monklands council, part of Strathclyde.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coatbridge and Airdrie.

Coatbridge

Photo: Jayhoolihan, Public domain.

Coatbridge is the main town of Monklands, a district on Clydeside in the Central Belt of Scotland, and historically part of Lanarkshire. Other towns here, which have merged, include Airdrie and Whifflet.

Airdrie

Town

Photo: Chris Upson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Airdrie is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies on a plateau 400 ft above sea level, 12 miles east of Glasgow. In 2022, The town had a population of 35,846.

Moodiesburn

Town

Photo: Chris Upson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Moodiesburn is a village in Scotland, located 8 miles northeast of Glasgow, in the North Lanarkshire council area. It is situated on the north side of the A80 road and between the M73 and M80 motorways which converge nearby.

Croft Head

Type: Peak with an elevation of 341 feet
Category: landform
Location: North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.8964° or 55° 53′ 47″ north

Longitude

-4.0593° or 4° 3′ 34″ west

Elevation

341 feet (104 metres)

Open location code

9C7QVWWR+G7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 289258490

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Marnock and Glenboig.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Our Lady & St Joseph and Glenboig Park.

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