Castleglen
Castleglen is a forest in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Castleglen is situated nearby to the quarter Philipshill, as well as near the neighborhood Kittoch Muir Estate.Places of Interest
Highlights include National Museum of Rural Life and Thorntonhall railway station.
National Museum of Rural Life
Park
Photo: Gordon McKinlay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The National Museum of Rural Life, previously known as the Museum of Scottish Country Life, is based at Wester Kittochside farm, lying between East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire and Carmunnock in Glasgow. It is run by National Museums Scotland.
Thorntonhall railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thorntonhall railway station is a railway station serving the village of Thorntonhall, South Lanarkshire. The station is managed by ScotRail and is located on the East Kilbride–Glasgow Central line.
Mains Castle
Castle
Photo: John McLeish, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mains Castle is a rectangular tower house dating from the fifteenth century, situated near East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is a Category A listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Kilbride and Eaglesham.
East Kilbride
Photo: BAMC1961, CC BY-SA 4.0.
East Kilbride is a town in the Central Belt of Scotland, some 8 miles southeast of Glasgow, with a population of 75,310 in 2020. It's notorious for its "New Town" architecture, yet its main attraction is the Museum of Rural Life.
Eaglesham
Photo: Kenneth Mallard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eaglesham is a village in East Renfrewshire in Scotland. It is between Glasgow and East Kilbride and is seen as very affluent and is connected to Waterfoot which is a hamlet with very expensive houses.
Clarkston
Town
Photo: John McLeish, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clarkston is a town in East Renfrewshire, in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. A dormitory town with a population of around 10,000, Clarkston is on the southern fringe of the Greater Glasgow conurbation and directly adjoins the neighbouring suburban villages of Busby and Netherlee, as well as the towns of Newton Mearns and Giffnock.
Castleglen
- Type: Forest
- Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.7708° or 55° 46′ 15″ northLongitude
-4.2205° or 4° 13′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C7QQQCH+8QOpenStreetMap ID
way 554958775OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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