Gartcosh Nature Reserve

Gartcosh Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Gartcosh Nature Reserve is situated nearby to the neighborhood Marnock, as well as near the locality Gartcloss.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gartcosh railway station and Bedlay Castle.

Gartcosh railway station

Railway station

Photo: Daniel, CC BY 2.0.

Gartcosh railway station serves the village of Gartcosh, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The railway station is managed by ScotRail and is located on the Cumbernauld Line, 7+3⁄4 mi northeast of Glasgow Queen Street station.

Bedlay Castle

Castle

Bedlay Castle is a former defensive castle, dating from the late 16th and 17th centuries. It is located between Chryston and Moodiesburn in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Drumpellier Country Park is a country park situated to the west of Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The park was formerly a private estate. The land was given over to the Burgh of Coatbridge for use as a public park in 1919, and was designated as a country park in 1984 by the then Monklands council, part of Strathclyde.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coatbridge and Airdrie.

Coatbridge

Photo: Jayhoolihan, Public domain.

Coatbridge is the main town of Monklands, a district on Clydeside in the Central Belt of Scotland, and historically part of Lanarkshire. Other towns here, which have merged, include Airdrie and Whifflet.

Airdrie

Town

Photo: Chris Upson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Airdrie is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies on a plateau 400 ft above sea level, 12 miles east of Glasgow. As of 2012, it had a population of 37,130.

Moodiesburn

Town

Photo: Chris Upson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Moodiesburn is a village in Scotland, located 8 miles northeast of Glasgow, in the North Lanarkshire council area. It is situated on the north side of the A80 road and between the M73 and M80 motorways which converge nearby.

Gartcosh Nature Reserve

Opening hours: 24/7
Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.8895° or 55° 53′ 22″ north

Longitude

-4.0653° or 4° 3′ 55″ west

Operator

North Lanarkshire Council

Open location code

9C7QVWQM+RV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 199167328

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Marnock and Gartcloss.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Woodneuk and Hill of Garnqueen.

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