The Whins
The Whins is a cliff in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The Whins is situated nearby to the park John Struthers Nature Area (Blackbraes Meadow), as well as near the forest The Pinies.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include 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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.7778° or 55° 46′ 40″ northLongitude
-4.15822° or 4° 9′ 30″ westOpen location code
9C7QQRHR+4POpenStreetMap ID
way 942867472OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliff
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