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Carnwath also hosts the oldest foot race in Scotland, possibly Europe, the Red Hose Race, dating back to 13 March 1508. It has seen many changes over almost 500 years, but the running of The Red Hose is still a strong tradition in Carnwath. Hose being the Scots word for stockings or long socks. Each year a foot race is run at Carnwath and the ...
In March 2016 there were 47,288 listed buildings in Scotland. Of these, 8% were Category A, and 50% were Category B, with the remaining 42% being Category C. [ 2 ] Notes
Cowthally Castle, also known as Couthalley, is a ruined L-plan castle near Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland.The remains are protected as a scheduled monument. [1]The castle appears to have been constructed in the 12th century, and was re-built in 1375.
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 20:25, 26 September 2010: 1,319 × 1,345 (1.3 MB): Nilfanion {{Information |Description=Blank map of South Lanarkshire, UK with the following information shown: *Administrative borders *Coastline, lakes and rivers *Roads and railways *Urban areas Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 dat
Location of Ampherlaw House on a map by Ross, C (1773) A Map of the shire of Lanark. The members of the Somerville family who held the Ampherlaw estate were cadets of the Lords Somerville of Carnwath and Linton. After the siege of Cowthally Castle in 1597, which later fell into ruins - three important stones were retained and erected at Ampherlaw.
Woolfords is a small hamlet in the Parish of Carnwath, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Woolfords is located on the road between Auchengray and West Calder, next to Cobbinshaw Reservoir. It was formerly part of West Calder in Midlothian and has an EH55 postcode. Woolfords is at 1,000 feet (300 m) above sea level on the edge of the Pentland Hills.
Upload another image See more images Carnwath Cross Carnwath NS9792346401 55°42′01″N 3°37′33″W / 55.700281°N 3.625743°W / 55.700281; -3.625743 (Carnwath Cross) 17th-century market cross 694 Upload another image See more images Carstairs House (Monteith House) Carstairs NS9417644333 55°40′51″N 3°41′04″W / 55.680904°N 3.684535°W / 55.680904; -3 ...
The road passes elevated farmland and grouse moor and presents extensive views over central Scotland to the north. According to tradition, Robert Burns stopped at the formerly thatched Wee Bush Inn in Carnwath on his way to Edinburgh: quite a likely event since the road is the most direct link between the Scottish capital and Burn's native ...