Moor Wood
Moor Wood is a forest in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Moor Wood is situated nearby to the locality Gillburn, as well as near the hamlet Walston Braehead.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Biggar and Carnwath.
Biggar
Photo: Fox-Talbot, Public domain.
Biggar is a market town historically in Lanarkshire and now within Clydesdale. It's nowadays a commuter town for both Edinburgh and Glasgow, and in 2020 had a population of 2640. Its attractions are a rare combination: a gasworks museum and a puppet theatre.
Carnwath
Village
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY 3.0.
Carnwath is a moorland village on the southern edge of the Pentland Hills of South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The village lies about 30 mi south of both Edinburgh and Glasgow. It is bounded by the North Medwyn and South Medwyn watercourses.
Elsrickle
Village
Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elsrickle is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies on Blackmount Hill, which is at the end of the Pentland Hills. An elrick is an old place name associated with hunting and is derived from the Gaelic eileirg.
Moor Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.6794° or 55° 40′ 46″ northLongitude
-3.5536° or 3° 33′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C7RMCHW+PHOpenStreetMap ID
way 571821016OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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