The Blue Brae
The Blue Brae is a peak in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The Blue Brae is situated nearby to the suburb St Leonards, as well as near the quarter Brancumhall Estate.Places of Interest
Highlights include East Kilbride railway station and Crossbasket.
East Kilbride railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY 4.0.
East Kilbride railway station serves the town of East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and it is a terminus on the former Busby Railway. The station is 11+1⁄2 miles southeast of Glasgow Central.
Calderwood Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Calderwood Castle was located in East Kilbride, Scotland. The historically recorded castle was situated on a precipice on the western bank of the Rotten Calder Water in Calderwood Glen, now part of Calderglen Country Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Kilbride and Blantyre.
East Kilbride
Photo: BAMC1961, CC BY-SA 4.0.
East Kilbride is a town in the Central Belt of Scotland, some 8 miles southeast of Glasgow, with a population of 75,310 in 2020. It's notorious for its "New Town" architecture, yet its main attraction is the Museum of Rural Life.
Blantyre
Town
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blantyre is a town and civil parish in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, with a population of 16,900. It is bounded by the River Clyde to the north, the Rotten Calder to the west, the Park Burn to the east and the Rotten Burn to the south.
Meikle Earnock
Suburb
Hamilton is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It serves as the main administrative centre of the South Lanarkshire council area. It sits 10 miles south-east of Glasgow, 37 miles south-west of Edinburgh and 74 miles north of Carlisle.
The Blue Brae
- Type: Peak
- Category: landform
- Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.7668° or 55° 46′ 1″ northLongitude
-4.1404° or 4° 8′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C7QQV85+PROpenStreetMap ID
node 8724708366OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as St Leonards and Brancumhall Estate.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lovers‘ Loup and Freds Pond (Lime Quarry).
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