Coulter Motte
Coulter Motte is an archaeological site in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Coulter Motte is situated nearby to the forest Castle Plantation, as well as near Cornhill Plantation.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Biggar Gasworks Museum and Boghall Castle.
Biggar Gasworks Museum
Museum
Photo: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Biggar Gasworks Museum is situated 1½ miles northeast of Coulter Motte.
Boghall Castle
Castle
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boghall Castle was a 14th-century castle to the south of Biggar, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Boghall became ruinous in the 19th century. Boghall Castle is situated 1½ miles east of Coulter Motte.
Kello Hospital
Hospital
Kello Hospital is a health facility in John's Loan, Biggar, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lanarkshire. Kello Hospital is situated 1½ miles northeast of Coulter Motte.
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 1½ miles southwest of Coulter Motte.
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.
Coulter Motte
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.61031° or 55° 36′ 37″ northLongitude
-3.55927° or 3° 33′ 33″ westOperator
Historic ScotlandOpen location code
9C7RJC6R+47OpenStreetMap ID
node 8138930738OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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