Spy Wood

Spy Wood is a deciduous forest in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Spy Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Loanend Cottages, as well as near the neighborhood Greenhall Village.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Blantyre railway station and David Livingstone Birthplace Museum.

Blantyre railway station

Railway station

Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blantyre railway station serves the burgh of Blantyre, near Hamilton in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located on the Argyle Line, 14 km south east of Glasgow Central railway station.

David Livingstone Birthplace Museum

Museum

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The David Livingstone Birthplace Museum is a biographical museum in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, dedicated to the life and work of the explorer and missionary David Livingstone.

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 Hamilton.

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.

Hamilton

Photo: Grazzer, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hamilton is a town on Clydeside in central Scotland. With a population of 55,000 in 2022, it's the fourth-largest town in Scotland and lies 12 miles southeast of Glasgow, at the confluence of the River Clyde with the Avon Water.

Cambuslang

Town

Photo: Iain Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cambuslang is a town on the south-eastern outskirts of Greater Glasgow, Scotland. With approximately 30,000 residents, it is the 27th-largest town in Scotland by population, although, never having had a town hall, it may also be considered the largest village in Scotland.

Spy Wood

Type: Deciduous forest
Category: forest
Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.7919° or 55° 47′ 31″ north

Longitude

-4.124° or 4° 7′ 26″ west

Open location code

9C7QQVRG+QC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 178862020

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Loanend Cottages and Greenhall Village.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mid Lettrick House (ruins) and Malcolmwood Meadow.

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