Knowetop Wood

Knowetop Wood is a forest in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Knowetop Wood is situated nearby to the village Quarter, as well as near the locality Knowetop Glen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cadzow Castle and Chatelherault Country Park.

Cadzow Castle

Castle

Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cadzow Castle, now in ruins, was constructed between 1500 and 1550 at a site one mile south-east of the centre of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Chatelherault Country Park

Park

Photo: pudina, CC BY 3.0.

Chatelherault Country Park is a country park in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located in the village of Ferniegair, 1+1⁄4 miles from Hamilton town centre.

Chatelherault Hunting Lodge and Ornamental Gardens, Chatelherault Country Park

Photo: Grazzer, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hamilton and Motherwell.

Hamilton is a town on Clydeside in central Scotland. With a population of 55,000 in 2022, it's the fourth-largest town in Scotland and lies 12 miles southeast of Glasgow, at the confluence of the River Clyde with the Avon Water.

Motherwell

Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Motherwell is an industrial town in the Clydeside region of central Scotland, with a population of 32,840 in 2020. It's 16 miles southeast of Glasgow, and divided by the motorway and River Clyde from neighbouring Hamilton.

Meikle Earnock

Suburb

Hamilton is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It serves as the main administrative centre of the South Lanarkshire council area. It sits 10 miles south-east of Glasgow, 37 miles south-west of Edinburgh and 74 miles north of Carlisle.

Knowetop Wood

Type: Forest
Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.7375° or 55° 44′ 15″ north

Longitude

-4.0258° or 4° 1′ 33″ west

Open location code

9C7QPXQF+2M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 483620437

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Quarter and Knowetop Glen.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Quarter Iron Works and Quarter Parish Church.

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