Craighall Reservoir
Craighall Reservoir, known locally as Craighall Dam, is one of a number of small reservoirs, situated around Neilston in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. The reservoir is located on the western slopes of Neilston Pad and has a number of well maintained public access paths.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Neilston railway station and Neilston Pad.
Neilston railway station
Railway station
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Neilston railway station is a railway station in the village of Neilston, East Renfrewshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and lies on the Cathcart Circle Lines, 11+3⁄4 miles southwest of Glasgow Central.
Neilston Pad
Peak
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Neilston Pad, referred to locally as The Pad, is a distinctive hill in East Renfrewshire, situated a mile south of the village of Neilston. Its highest point is 261 metres and is characterised by a relatively flat summit plateau surrounded by steep slopes and distinctive forestry on its eastern side.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barrhead and Neilston.
Barrhead
Town
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Barrhead is a town in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, thirteen kilometres southwest of Glasgow city centre on the edge of the Gleniffer Braes. At the 2011 census its population was 17,268.
Neilston
Town
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Neilston is a village and parish in East Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It is in the Levern Valley, two miles southwest of Barrhead, 3+3⁄4 miles south of Paisley, and 5+3⁄4 miles south-southwest of Renfrew, at the southwestern fringe of the Greater Glasgow conurbation.
Uplawmoor
Village
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Uplawmoor is a village in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. Its population was 700 as of 2016. Historic Uplawmoor, associated for centuries with the Barony of Caldwell and the Mure family, is still a vibrant community today, although bereft of the shops once to be found there.
Craighall Reservoir
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: lake in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
- Category: body of water
- Location: East Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.7645° or 55° 45′ 52″ northLongitude
-4.4381° or 4° 26′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C7QQH76+QQOpenStreetMap ID
way 4996460OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirWikidata ID
Q106282309
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