The Black Craig
The Black Craig is a cliff in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The Black Craig is situated nearby to the spring The Fairy Well, as well as near the ruins The Hermitage.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Calderwood Castle and Craigneith Castle.
Calderwood Castle
Archaeological site
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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 3,400 feet north of The Black Craig.
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 3,700 feet northeast of The Black Craig.
St Bride’s Church, East Kilbride
Church
Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Bride's Roman Catholic Church is located in East Kilbride in Scotland. It was designed by the architects Gillespie, Kidd and Coia and built between 1959 and 1964. St Bride’s Church, East Kilbride is situated 1 mile west of The Black Craig.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Leonards and East Mains.
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.
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.
The Village
Suburb
'The Village' is the modern but long-established and formal name for the oldest known nucleus of settlement in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
The Black Craig
- Type: Cliff
- Category: landform
- Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.76319° or 55° 45′ 48″ northLongitude
-4.13997° or 4° 8′ 24″ westOpen location code
9C7QQV76+72OpenStreetMap ID
way 509657595OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliff
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Fairy Well and The Black Craig.
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