Howford
Howford is a farm in Scotland, United Kingdom. Howford is situated nearby to the forest Shawhill Wood, as well as near Larch Strip.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hyndford Quarry and Lanark railway station.
Hyndford Quarry
Quarry
Hyndford Quarry is an aggregates quarry in Lanark, South Lanarkshire operated by Cemex UK. It takes its name from the nearby village of Hyndford and has an entry on the register of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Hyndford Quarry is situated 1 mile northwest of Howford.
Lanark railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY 4.0.
Lanark railway station, managed by ScotRail, is the southern terminus of the Argyle Line on Bannatyne Street, Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station is staffed part-time. Lanark railway station is situated 2½ miles northwest of Howford.
Dundaff Linn
Waterfall
Photo: R Pollack, Public domain.
Dundaff Linn is a waterfall, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Howford.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carmichael and New Lanark.
Carmichael
Village
Photo: Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carmichael is a small village and civil parish between Biggar and Lanark in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is home to the Discover Carmichael Centre, with wax models depicting the history of the Carmichael family and of Scotland more widely. Carmichael is situated 1½ miles southeast of Howford.
New Lanark
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Lanark is a complex of cotton mills and associated village in Clydesdale, South West Scotland, founded in 1786 to take advantage of water power from the fast-descending River Clyde.
Ravenstruther
Village
Photo: Tb240904, Public domain.
Ravenstruther is a small hamlet in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, near the town of Lanark. In 1517 the lands of Carstairs and Ravenstruther were granted to William Sommerville. Ravenstruther is situated 2½ miles north of Howford.
Howford
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.64813° or 55° 38′ 53″ northLongitude
-3.72909° or 3° 43′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C7RJ7XC+79OpenStreetMap ID
way 500284317OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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