John Struthers Nature Area (Blackbraes Meadow)

Places of Interest

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.

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.

Calderwood Castle

Archaeological site

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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.

Places in the Area

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.

John Struthers Nature Area (Blackbraes Meadow)

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