Burby Shank
Burby Shank is a locality in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Burby Shank is situated nearby to the locality Big Windgate Hass, as well as near Kneesend.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.
Lowther Hill
Peak
Lowther Hill is a hill in the Lowther Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. Although the hill lends its name to the range, it is the second highest point of the Lowther Hills and lies on the border between Lanarkshire and Dumfries and Galloway, east of the town of Sanquhar, however the true summit lies just within Lanarkshire. Lowther Hill is situated 2 miles southwest of Burby Shank.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leadhills and Wanlockhead.
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 northwest of Burby Shank.
Wanlockhead
Village
Photo: Clydiee, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 3 miles west of Burby Shank.
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 3½ miles northeast of Burby Shank.
Burby Shank
- Type: Locality
- Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.39685° or 55° 23′ 49″ northLongitude
-3.70908° or 3° 42′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C7R97WR+P9OpenStreetMap ID
node 584016217OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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