Broken Cross Muir
Broken Cross Muir is a heath in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Broken Cross Muir is situated nearby to the village Douglas Water, as well as near the forest Happendon Wood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Douglas Water and Rigside.
Douglas Water
Village
Photo: Iain Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Douglas Water is a hamlet in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Named after the Douglas Water, the river which flows through the hamlet, local mining operations provided employment to local people, and the hamlet was bolstered by the Coltness Iron and Coal Company establishing an operation nearby. Douglas Water is situated 1½ miles southeast of Broken Cross Muir.
Rigside
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rigside is a small village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, about 5 miles from the town of Lanark, and less than 1 mi from Douglas Water. It lies on the A70 road to Ayr, and has approximately 800 inhabitants. Rigside is situated 2 miles southeast of Broken Cross Muir.
Lesmahagow
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Lesmahagow is a small town in Clydesdale just off M74, with a population of 4300 in 2020. The town name means "the enclosure of St Machutus" though only the Priory foundations remain.
Broken Cross Muir
- Type: Heath
- Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.61631° or 55° 36′ 59″ northLongitude
-3.82681° or 3° 49′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C7RJ58F+G7OpenStreetMap ID
way 334590293OpenStreetMap feature
natural=heath
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