Wiston, South Lanarkshire
- Wiston, South Lanarkshire
Wiston is a small village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located 13 miles south east of Lanark and 8 miles south west of Biggar.
Located in the Southern Uplands it is immediately to the south of Tinto, one of the highest points in the locality. The Garf Water, a tributary of the River Clyde, runs through the village.
The village has hosted the Tinto Folk Music Festival. Wiston Lodge is a former Victorian Hunting Lodge built in the 1850's set in a 55 acre estate. It is now a venue for team-building activities including programmes leading to John Muir Awards. [ [http://www.wistonlodge.co.uk/faq.html#5 Wiston Lodge FAQ] Wiston Lodge. Retrieved 19 January 2008.]
References
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
South Lanarkshire — infobox Scotland council area Council= South Lanarkshire Siorrachd Lannraig a Deas SizeRank= 11th Size= 1,772 km² Water= ? AdminHQ= Hamilton ISO= GB SLK ONS= 00RF PopulationRank= 5th PopulationDate= 2004 Population= 305,410 PopulationDensity=172… … Wikipedia
South Lanarkshire (UK Parliament constituency) — UK former constituency infobox Name = South Lanarkshire Type = County Year = 1868 Abolition = 1918 members = OneSouth Lanarkshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster) from 1868 to … Wikipedia
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire — Coordinates: 55°46′39″N 4°03′18″W / 55.77742°N 4.05505°W / 55.77742; 4.05505 … Wikipedia
Chapelton, South Lanarkshire — Coordinates: 55°42′45″N 4°05′33″W / 55.712544°N 4.092527°W / 55.712544; 4.092527 … Wikipedia
Douglas, South Lanarkshire — Douglas Scots: Douglas St Bride s Kirk, Douglas Council area South Lanarkshire … Wikipedia
Newbigging, South Lanarkshire — is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is near Dunsyre at the southern end of the Pentland Hills. It is on the A72 Carnwath to Peebles road. References Coordinates … Wikipedia
Crawford, South Lanarkshire — Crawford is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Crawford is close to the source of the River Clyde and the M74 motorway, fifty miles south east of Glasgow and fifty three miles north west of Carlisle. It has a population of around 300… … Wikipedia
Coulter, South Lanarkshire — Coulter or Culter (both spellings in use, pronounced Cooter with no l ) is a small village and civil parish in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Biggar. Some old maps and local modern houses also… … Wikipedia
Nerston, South Lanarkshire — Nerston is a small village to the north of the Scottish new town East Kilbride, in South Lanarkshire. It lies immediately adjacent to the Kingsgate Retail Park, but is recognised as a separate, individually signposted village. However, as East… … Wikipedia
Coalburn, South Lanarkshire — Coalburn is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. Contents 1 History 2 One Stop Shop 3 Local pool 4 Fame … Wikipedia
