Photo of river viewing concrete bridge surrounded with tall and green trees during daytime.

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Places to explore in South LanarkshireScotland · Southern Scotland

South Lanarkshire follows the Clyde upstream from the edge of Glasgow into the empty Southern Uplands. In the north the river runs past the red sandstone Bothwell Castle, the largest thirteenth-century stronghold in Scotland, and the fortified Craignethan Castle. At New Lanark, Robert Owen built a model cotton-mill village beside the Falls of Clyde, now a World Heritage Site. Southward the land rises to high sheep moor and the old lead-mining villages of Leadhills and Wanlockhead, the highest in Scotland. The Clyde Walkway threads the valley from end to end.

The best of South Lanarkshireworth the trip

Photo of New Lanark, a village in South Lanarkshire, southern Scotland.

New Lanark

Restored 18th-century cotton-mill village on the Clyde, a UNESCO World Heritage Site of pioneering social reform.

South Lanarkshire

Photo of Falls of Clyde, a waterfall near New Lanark, South Lanarkshire, southern Scotland.

Falls of Clyde

Waterfall near New Lanark

Corra Linn, greatest of the four Falls of Clyde, painted by Turner and reached on foot from the World Heritage mill village of New Lanark.

Photo of Crawford Castle, a ruined castle near Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, southern Scotland.

Crawford Castle

Castle near Leadhills

Crawford Castle or Lindsay Tower

Photo along the Southern Upland Way, a long-distance trail running from Portpatrick to Cockburnspath, southern Scotland.

Southern Upland Way

Scotland's Great Trail

A coast-to-coast crossing of southern Scotland's empty hills, from Portpatrick to the North Sea.

344 km · Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders & South Lanarkshire

Photo of Cathkin Braes Country Park, a country park near Eaglesham, South Lanarkshire, southern Scotland.

Cathkin Braes Country Park

Country park near Eaglesham

Glasgow's highest point at 200m on the city's southern edge, with panoramic views and Commonwealth Games mountain-bike trails.

Photo of Chatelherault Country Park, a garden near Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, southern Scotland.

Chatelherault Country Park

Garden near Hamilton

Five-star country park around William Adam's ornate 1730s hunting lodge, with formal parterres and ancient Cadzow oaks.

Castles & strongholds in South Lanarkshire 13

Villages & towns in South Lanarkshire 5

Houses & gardens in South Lanarkshire 2

Nature reserves in South Lanarkshire 2

Cathkin Braes Country Park
Clyde Valley Woodlands3.2 km²

Trails in South Lanarkshire 2

Southern Upland Way344 km
Clyde Walkway65 km

Waterfalls in South Lanarkshire 1

Falls of Clyde

Hills & peaks in South Lanarkshire 19

Show all 19 hills and peaks in South Lanarkshire

Farms, vineyards & producers in South Lanarkshire 5

Roman sites in South Lanarkshire 3

Castledykes, Roman fort, Corbiehallearthworks
Crawford, Roman fortearthworks
Wandel Roman fortletearthworks

Battlefields in South Lanarkshire 2

Churches in South Lanarkshire 2

Abbeys & priories in South Lanarkshire 1

Blantyre Prioryruin

Ancient stones in South Lanarkshire 1

Normangillearthworks