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

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Airdrie is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies on a plateau 400 ft above sea level, 12 miles east of Glasgow. In 2022, The town had a population of 35,846.