National Museum of Rural Life
National Museum of Rural Life is a museum in South Lanarkshire, Scotland which is located on Philipshill Road. National Museum of Rural Life is situated nearby to Philipshill Mill (in ruins), as well as near the park Castlehill Green.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Address: Philipshill Road, East Kilbride, G76 9HR
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Museum of Rural Life and Wester Kittochside Farm.
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. National Museum of Rural Life is situated 1,000 feet north of National Museum of Rural Life.
Wester Kittochside Farm
Farm
Photo: Elliott Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wester Kittochside Farm is situated 1,900 feet north of National Museum of Rural Life.
Hairmyres railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY 4.0.
Hairmyres railway station is a railway station between the Hairmyres and Peel Park areas of East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland. Hairmyres railway station is situated 1 mile south of National Museum of Rural Life.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include College Milton and Stewartfield.
College Milton
Suburb
East Kilbride, often referred to as EK, is the largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland, and the country's sixth-largest locality by population. Historically a small village, it was designated Scotland's first "new town" on 6 May 1947, and thereafter widely expanded.
Stewartfield
Suburb
Stewartfield is an area of the Scottish new town East Kilbride, in South Lanarkshire. There are no schools in Stewartfield, although there are two primary schools nearby on its south-eastern edge.
Carmunnock
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carmunnock is a conservation village situated within the Glasgow City council area, lying within three miles of East Kilbride and Rutherglen in South Lanarkshire and Busby in East Renfrewshire. The nearest other district within Glasgow is Castlemilk.
National Museum of Rural Life
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.77542° or 55° 46′ 32″ northLongitude
-4.22119° or 4° 13′ 16″ westOperator
National Museums ScotlandOpen location code
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Highlights include Philipshill Mill (in ruins) and Castlehill Green.
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