Squirrel Drey

Squirrel Drey is a playground in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Squirrel Drey is situated near the tourism office Palacerigg Visitor Centre (Closed), as well as near the golf course Palacerigg Golf Club.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Cumbernauld railway station and Cumbernauld House.

Cumbernauld railway station

Railway station

Photo: Euan Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cumbernauld railway station serves the town of Cumbernauld in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is located on the Cumbernauld Line, 14 miles north east of Glasgow Queen Street station and the Motherwell to Cumbernauld Line, 11+3⁄4 miles north of Motherwell. Cumbernauld railway station is situated 1½ miles west of Squirrel Drey.

Cumbernauld House

Park

Photo: Stevie Spiers, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cumbernauld House is an 18th-century country house located in Cumbernauld, Scotland. It is located near in the Cumbernauld Glen, close to Cumbernauld Village, at grid reference NS772759. Cumbernauld House is situated 2 miles northwest of Squirrel Drey.

Greenfaulds railway station

Railway station

Photo: Jim Smillie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Greenfaulds railway station serves the Greenfaulds area of the town of Cumbernauld in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is also within walking distance of the Lenziemill industrial estate, the Luggie Water and the Blairlinn industrial estate. Greenfaulds railway station is situated 2 miles west of Squirrel Drey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kildrum and Carbrain.

Kildrum

Suburb

Kildrum was the first area to be constructed in Cumbernauld new town, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It provided housing for the workers at the Burroughs factory at Old Inns, the first factory in Cumbernauld New Town.

Carbrain

Suburb

Carbrain /kar 'bren/ is a neighbourhood in Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire in Scotland. It gets a brief mention on William Roy's eighteenth century map of the Scottish Lowlands. Carbrain is situated 1½ miles west of Squirrel Drey.

Greengairs

Village

Photo: Raymond Okonski, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Greengairs is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Greengairs is shown on a map by Roy c.1754 under the name of Green Geirs. In toponymy, the name means "green strips of grass". Greengairs is situated 1½ miles south of Squirrel Drey.

Squirrel Drey

Type: Playground
Category: recreation area
Location: North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.93754° or 55° 56′ 15″ north

Longitude

-3.9454° or 3° 56′ 43″ west

Operator

North Lanarkshire Council

Open location code

9C7RW3Q3+2R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 393233728

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=playground

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Palacerigg Visitor Centre (Closed) and Palacerigg Golf Club.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Visitor Centre (Palacerigg Community Trust) and Greenacres Bed & Breakfast.

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