Kirkfieldbank

Kirkfieldbank

Kirkfieldbank is a small village and parish in Scotland,on the banks of the river Clyde, close to the town of Lanark, and the village of New Lanark. The village has a school and church, and an old bridge built by Thomas Telford, as well as another bridge for modern traffic. The views from the bridges are very picturesque, and a caravan park is nearby. The village and surrounding Clyde Valley are built on fertile ground noted for their tomato greenhouses.The village is also part of the surrounding county of South Lanarkshire.

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[http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/towns/townfirst973.html Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland]


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