National Museum of Rural Life

The National Museum of Rural Life, previously known as the Museum of Scottish Country Life, is based at Wester Kittochside farm, lying between in and in . It is run by National Museums Scotland.
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Photo: Gordon McKinlay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Park
  • Description: national museum in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
  • Address: East Kilbride

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wester Kittochside Farm and Hairmyres railway station.

Farm
Photo: Elliott Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 840 feet north of National Museum of Rural Life.

Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY 4.0.
is a railway station between the Hairmyres and Peel Park areas of , , , . is situated 1¼ miles south of National Museum of Rural Life.

Castle
Photo: John McLeish, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a rectangular tower house dating from the fifteenth century, situated near , , . It is a Category A listed building. is situated 1¼ miles east of National Museum of Rural Life.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include College Milton and Carmunnock.

Suburb
East Kilbride, often referred to as EK, is the largest town in in , and the country's sixth-largest locality by population, with 76,607 inhabitants in 2022.

Village
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is a conservation village situated within the Glasgow City council area, lying within three miles of and in South Lanarkshire and in . The nearest other district within Glasgow is .

Suburb
is an area of the new town , in . There are no schools in , although there are two primary schools nearby on its south-eastern edge.

National Museum of Rural Life

Latitude
55.77821° or 55° 46′ 42″ north
Longitude
-4.22101° or 4° 13′ 16″ west
Operator
National Museums Scotland
Open location code
9C7QQQHH+7H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 224416748
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Wiki­data ID
Q1967487
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In Other Languages

From Danish to German—“National Museum of Rural Life” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Castlehill and Former Horsemill.

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