Lee Folly
Lee Folly is a ruins in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Lee Folly is situated nearby to Lee Castle, as well as near the forest Carlinside Strip.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lee Castle and Stonebyres Falls.
Lee Castle
Castle
Photo: John Preston Neale, Public domain.
Lee Castle, also known as The Lee, is a castellated mansion in Auchenglen, a branch of the Clyde Valley in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located 1.5 kilometres south of Braidwood, and 4 kilometres north-west of Lanark. Lee Castle is situated 2,000 feet northeast of Lee Folly.
Stonebyres Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Alan Pitkethley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stonebyres Falls is a waterfall of the River Clyde in Scotland. It is located on the former Stonebyres estate at the site of Stonebyres Castle. Stonebyres Falls is situated 1¼ miles south of Lee Folly.
Tower of Hallbar
Residential building
Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tower of Hallbar, also known as Hallbar Tower and Braidwood Castle, is a 16th-century tower house, located to the west of the River Clyde in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Tower of Hallbar is situated 1 mile northwest of Lee Folly.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cartland and Braidwood.
Braidwood
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Braidwood is a small village near Carluke, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The medieval barony of Braidwood included the Tower of Hallbar. Braidwood House, former seat of Lord Clydesmuir, is one of the major local landmarks.
Kirkfieldbank
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkfieldbank is a small village and parish in Scotland, on the banks of the River Clyde. It is close to the town of Lanark and is part of the current South Lanarkshire local authority. Kirkfieldbank is situated 1½ miles southeast of Lee Folly.
Lee Folly
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.69379° or 55° 41′ 38″ northLongitude
-3.82886° or 3° 49′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C7RM5VC+GFOpenStreetMap ID
node 8929460318OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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