The Whins

The Whins is a cliff in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The Whins is situated near the park John Struthers Nature Area (Blackbraes Meadow), as well as near the forest The Pinies.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Calderwood Castle and East Kilbride railway station.

Calderwood Castle

Archaeological site

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Calderwood Castle was located in East Kilbride, 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. Calderwood Castle is situated 1 mile southeast of The Whins.

East Kilbride railway station

Railway station

Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

East Kilbride railway station serves the town of East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, 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 Glasgow Central. East Kilbride railway station is situated 1¼ miles southwest of The Whins.

Mains Castle

Castle

Photo: John McLeish, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mains Castle is a rectangular tower house dating from the fifteenth century, situated near East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is a Category A listed building. Mains Castle is situated 1¼ miles west of The Whins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nerston and East Mains.

Nerston

Village

Nerston is a village situated on the northern green-belt boundary of the new town of East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

East Mains

Suburb

East Mains is an area of the Scottish new town East Kilbride, in South Lanarkshire. It lies to the north of the town centre and the Village, between West Mains and Calderwood.

St Leonards

Suburb

St Leonards is an area of the Scottish new town East Kilbride, in South Lanarkshire. St Leonards is a residential area on the east side of the town. The majority of the area's streets are named after Glens, Islands, Rivers and Lochs from Scotland, for instance: Loch Shin, Loch Assynt, Glen Carron, Glen Tanner, Inch Murrin, Benbecula and Skye.

The Whins

Type: Cliff
Category: landform
Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.7778° or 55° 46′ 40″ north

Longitude

-4.15822° or 4° 9′ 30″ west

Open location code

9C7QQRHR+4P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 942867472

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cliff

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: John Struthers Nature Area (Blackbraes Meadow) and The Whins.

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Places to explore: Blackbraes Road and Macbeth.

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