Townhead

Townhead is a farm in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Townhead is situated nearby to the forest Damhead Plantation, as well as near the peak Castle Hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elsrickle and Skirling.

Elsrickle

Village

Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Elsrickle is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies on Blackmount Hill, which is at the end of the Pentland Hills. An elrick is an old place name associated with hunting and is derived from the Gaelic eileirg.

Skirling

Village

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Skirling is a parish, community council area and village in Peeblesshire in the Scottish Borders situated 2+1⁄2 miles east of Biggar in Lanarkshire. Biggar Water, a tributary the River Tweed forms the southern boundary of the parish with the parish of Broughton, Glenholm and Kilbucho. Skirling is situated 2 miles south of Townhead.