Cathkin Marsh Wildlife Reserve
Cathkin Marsh Wildlife Reserve is a nature reserve in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Cathkin Marsh Wildlife Reserve is situated nearby to the hamlet High Mains, as well as near Kittochside Village.Places of Interest
Highlights include National Museum of Rural Life and Mains Castle.
National Museum of Rural Life
Park
Photo: Gordon McKinlay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The National Museum of Rural Life, previously known as the Museum of Scottish Country Life, is based at Wester Kittochside farm, lying between East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire and Carmunnock in Glasgow. It is run by National Museums Scotland.
Mains Castle
Castle
Photo: John McLeish, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mains Castle is a rectangular tower house dating from the fifteenth century, situated near East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is a Category A listed building.
Cathkin Braes
Park
Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cathkin Braes is an area of hills to the south east of the city of Glasgow, in Scotland. It lies to the south of Castlemilk and Rutherglen, to the east of Carmunnock, and south-west of Cambuslang.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Kilbride and Cambuslang.
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.
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.
Rutherglen
Town
Photo: BrainiacBlink, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland on Clydeside in the Central Belt. Glasgow reinvented itself from the 1990s, one of the most successful examples in Britain, with a range of developments in industry, culture, cuisine and architecture.
Cathkin Marsh Wildlife Reserve
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.7906° or 55° 47′ 26″ northLongitude
-4.2019° or 4° 12′ 7″ westOperator
Scottish Wildlife TrustOpen location code
9C7QQQRX+77OpenStreetMap ID
way 229911762OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as High Mains and Kittochside Village.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Former South Cathkin Landfill Site and Cathkin BESS.
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