Blakelaw Head Plantation
Blakelaw Head Plantation is a forest in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Blakelaw Head Plantation is situated nearby to the locality Windy Hangingshaw, as well as near the hamlet Overburns.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cow Castle and Fatlips Castle.
Cow Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cow Castle is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Biggar and Symington.
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.
Symington
Village
Photo: frank smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Symington is a small village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, 3 miles southwest of Biggar, 10 miles east of Douglas and 13 miles southeast of Carluke. Geographical features near Symington include Tinto Hill, the Coulter Hills and the River Clyde.
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.
Blakelaw Head Plantation
- Type: Forest
- Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.5778° or 55° 34′ 40″ northLongitude
-3.5783° or 3° 34′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C7RHCHC+4MOpenStreetMap ID
way 923111944OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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