Kneesend
Kneesend is a locality in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Kneesend is situated nearby to the locality Burby Shank, as well as near Little Windgate Hass.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dun Law and Green Lowther.
Dun Law
Peak
Photo: Iangpark, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dun Law is a hill in the Lowther Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is the next Donald after Green Lowther, the highest point of the ridge, when walking northeast and is usually ascended from this direction.
Green Lowther
Peak
Green Lowther is a hill in the Lowther Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is the highest point of the Lowther Hills and lies in Lanarkshire, east of the town of Sanquhar. Green Lowther is situated 2 miles southwest of Kneesend.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leadhills and Elvanfoot.
Leadhills
Village
Photo: Alan O’Dowd, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leadhills, originally settled for the accommodation of miners, is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, 5+3⁄4 miles WSW of Elvanfoot. The population in 1901 was 835. Leadhills is situated 2½ miles west of Kneesend.
Elvanfoot
Village
Photo: Darrin Antrobus, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elvanfoot is a small village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elvanfoot is located at the confluence of the River Clyde and Elvan Water. The Clyde is crossed by a pedestrian suspension bridge that has been closed since 2007 for want of repair. Elvanfoot is situated 3 miles northeast of Kneesend.
Wanlockhead
Village
Wanlockhead is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, nestling in the Lowther Hills and 1 mile south of Leadhills at the head of the Mennock Pass, which forms part of the Southern Uplands. Wanlockhead is situated 3½ miles west of Kneesend.
Kneesend
- Type: Locality
- Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.40274° or 55° 24′ 10″ northLongitude
-3.69672° or 3° 41′ 48″ westOpen location code
9C7RC833+38OpenStreetMap ID
node 584015393OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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