Overton Wood

Overton Wood is a forest in , . Overton Wood is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Craignethan Castle and Dalserf hogback.

Castle
Photo: Hugh Miller, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a ruined castle in , . It is located above the , a tributary of the , at NS816464.

Historic site
Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic site.

Church
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carluke and Dalserf.

Photo: G Laird, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town five miles north of Lanark with a population in 2020 of 13,810. is mostly a commuter town for the Glasgow-Motherwell industrial corridor.

Village
Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small village of only a few streets in , Scotland. It lies on the , 2 miles east of and 7 miles south east of Hamilton.

Town
Photo: Iain Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town in , , around 14 miles southeast of . It is twinned with in northern France. sits on high ground between the to the East and the to the West.

Overton Wood

Latitude
55.7197° or 55° 43′ 11″ north
Longitude
-3.8993° or 3° 53′ 57″ west
Open location code
9C7RP492+V7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 152302096
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
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Satellite Map

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