The Smokies
The Smokies is a forest in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The Smokies is situated nearby to the neighborhood Nerston Industrial West, as well as near the quarter Raeburn Area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mains Castle and East Kilbride railway station.
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.
East Kilbride railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY 4.0.
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.
Calderwood Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Calderwood Castle was located in East Kilbride, Scotland. The castle was situated near the banks of the Rotten Calder Water in what is now Calderglen Country Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Kilbride and Cambuslang.
East Kilbride
Photo: BAMC1961, CC BY-SA 4.0.
East Kilbride is a town in the Central Belt of Scotland, some 8 miles southeast of Glasgow, with a population of 75,310 in 2020. It's notorious for its "New Town" architecture, yet its main attraction is the Museum of Rural Life.
Cambuslang
Town
Photo: Iain Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cambuslang is a town on the south-eastern outskirts of Greater Glasgow, Scotland. With approximately 30,000 residents, it is the 27th-largest town in Scotland by population, although, never having had a town hall, it may also be considered the largest village in Scotland.
Blantyre
Town
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blantyre is a town and civil parish in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, with a population of 16,900. It is bounded by the River Clyde to the north, the Rotten Calder to the west, the Park Burn to the east and the Rotten Burn to the south.
The Smokies
- Type: Forest
- Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.774° or 55° 46′ 26″ northLongitude
-4.162° or 4° 9′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C7QQRFQ+J6OpenStreetMap ID
way 966522568OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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