Sheer Crag
Sheer Crag is in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Sheer Crag is situated nearby to the cliff The Haggs (Witches Craig), as well as near the forest Edwardshaugh.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Craigneith Castle and Calderwood Castle.
Craigneith Castle
Castle
Calderwood Castle was located in East Kilbride, Scotland. The historically recorded castle was situated on a precipice on the western bank of the Rotten Calder Water in Calderwood Glen, now part of Calderglen Country Park. Craigneith Castle is situated 920 feet south of Sheer Crag.
Calderwood Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Calderwood Castle was located in East Kilbride, Scotland. The historically recorded castle was situated on a precipice on the western bank of the Rotten Calder Water in Calderwood Glen, now part of Calderglen Country Park. Calderwood Castle is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Sheer Crag.
Crossbasket
Manor estate
Photo: Elliott Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crossbasket is a manor estate, which is situated 3,200 feet north of Sheer Crag.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Leonards and Nerston.
St Leonards
Suburb
St Leonards is an area of the Scottish new town East Kilbride, in South Lanarkshire. St Leonards is a residential area on the east side of the town. The majority of the area's streets are named after Glens, Islands, Rivers and Lochs from Scotland, for instance: Loch Shin, Loch Assynt, Glen Carron, Glen Tanner, Inch Murrin, Benbecula and Skye.
Nerston
Village
Nerston is a village situated on the northern green-belt boundary of the new town of East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
East Mains
Suburb
East Mains is an area of the Scottish new town East Kilbride, in South Lanarkshire. It lies to the north of the town centre and the Village, between West Mains and Calderwood. East Mains is situated 1½ miles west of Sheer Crag.
Sheer Crag
- Type: Rock
- Category: landform
- Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.77497° or 55° 46′ 30″ northLongitude
-4.13165° or 4° 7′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C7QQVF9+X8OpenStreetMap ID
way 509645505OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rock
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Haggs (Witches Craig) and Edwardshaugh.
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