The Whins

The Whins is a cliff in , . The Whins is situated near the forest , as well as near the park .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: East Kilbride railway station and Calderwood Castle.

Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves the town of , , Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and it is a terminus on the former Busby Railway. The station is 11+1⁄2 miles southeast of . is situated 1 mile southwest of The Whins.

Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
was located in , Scotland. The historically recorded castle was situated on a precipice on the western bank of the Rotten Calder Water in Calderwood Glen, now part of Calderglen Country Park. is situated 1 mile east of The Whins.

Church
Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Bride's Roman Catholic Church is located in in Scotland. It was designed by the architects Gillespie, Kidd and Coia and built between 1959 and 1964. is situated 1 mile south of The Whins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nerston and East Mains.

Village
is a village situated on the northern green-belt boundary of the new town of in , Scotland.

Suburb
is an area of the new town , in . It lies to the north of the town centre and the Village, between West Mains and Calderwood.

Suburb
'The Village' is the modern but long-established and formal name for the oldest known nucleus of settlement in , , Scotland.

The Whins

Latitude
55.7764° or 55° 46′ 35″ north
Longitude
-4.1604° or 4° 9′ 37″ west
Open location code
9C7QQRGQ+HR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 942867471
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cliff
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Highlights: The Pinies and The Whins.

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