Biggar Gasworks Museum
Biggar Gasworks Museum is a museum in South Lanarkshire, Scotland which is located on Gas Works Road. Biggar Gasworks Museum is situated nearby to Biggar, War Memorial, as well as near the archaeological site Biggar Motte.Photo: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
- Address: Gas Works Road, Biggar, ML12 6BZ
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Biggar Corn Exchange and Kello Hospital.
Biggar Corn Exchange
Community center
Photo: David Hamilton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Biggar Corn Exchange is a commercial building in the High Street, Biggar, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The structure, which is now used as a theatre, is a Category B listed building. Biggar Corn Exchange is situated 1,300 feet east of Biggar Gasworks Museum.
Kello Hospital
Hospital
Kello Hospital is a health facility in John's Loan, Biggar, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lanarkshire. Kello Hospital is situated 1,600 feet east of Biggar Gasworks Museum.
Boghall Castle
Castle
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boghall Castle was a 14th-century castle to the south of Biggar, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Boghall became ruinous in the 19th century. Boghall Castle is situated 2,400 feet south of Biggar Gasworks Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Biggar and Coulter.
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.
Coulter
Village
Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coulter or Culter is a small village and civil parish in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies approximately 3 miles south of Biggar. Some old maps and local modern houses also have the spelling Cootyre - "a safe place for cows." Nearby are two notable Scottish hills, Tinto and Culter Fell. Coulter is situated 2½ miles south of Biggar Gasworks Museum.
Skirling
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skirling is a parish, community council area and village in Peeblesshire in the Scottish Borders situated 2+1⁄2 miles east of Biggar in Lanarkshire. Biggar Water, a tributary the River Tweed forms the southern boundary of the parish with the parish of Broughton, Glenholm and Kilbucho. Skirling is situated 2½ miles east of Biggar Gasworks Museum.
Biggar Gasworks Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.62334° or 55° 37′ 24″ northLongitude
-3.52795° or 3° 31′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C7RJFFC+8ROpenStreetMap ID
way 87262038OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q1963497
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Biggar Gasworks Museum” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Biggar Gasworks Museum”
- German: “Biggar Gasworks”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Biggar, War Memorial and Biggar Motte.
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