Visit Lanark Places

Welcome to Visit Lanark Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Lanark

  

Lanark Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Lanark

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Lanark history

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Lanark has served as an important market town since medieval times. King David I made it a Royal Burgh in 1140, giving it mercantile privileges relating to government and taxation. Lanark had four town gates, West Port, East port, Wellgate and Castlegate. First aviation meeting to be held in Scotland was held at Lanark Racecourse between 6 and 13 August 1910.

Lanark landmarks

Lanark Museum is located in West Port, inside the YMCA building. A large boating lake, Lanark Loch, adjoins Lanark Golf Club which has a lovely and historic 18 hole course. The town’s cemetery stands on the site of The Old Church of St Kentigern, and includes many Covenanter graves.

You can visit Lanark places with Walkfo Lanark to hear history at Lanark’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Lanark has 26 places to visit in our interactive Lanark map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Lanark, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Lanark places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Lanark & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 26 audio facts unique to Lanark places in an interactive Lanark map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Lanark Places Map
26 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Lanark tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Lanark

  

Best Lanark places to visit

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Lanark has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Lanark’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Lanark’s information audio spots:

Corehouse Corehouse is a country house and estate located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the south of Lanark, Scotland. The estate is by the Corra Linn Falls on the River Clyde, and close to the World Heritage Site of New Lanark.

New Lanark New Lanark is a village 1.4 miles (2.2 km) from Lanark, in Lanarkshire, and some 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Glasgow, Scotland. It was founded in 1786 by David Dale, who built cotton mills and housing for mill workers. It is one of six UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Scotland.

Hyndford Quarry Hyndford Quarry is an aggregates quarry in Lanark, South Lanarkshire operated by Cemex UK. It takes its name from the nearby village of Hyandford and has an entry on the register of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland.

Lee Castle, South Lanarkshire Lee Castle, also known as The Lee, is a castellated mansion in Auchenglen, a branch of the Clyde Valley in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Lee was the seat of the Lockharts of Lee from its establishment in the 13th century until 1919. The present house is the result of rebuilding in the 19th century.

Lindsay Institute The Lindsay Institute is a Category B listed building in Lanark, Scotland. It was opened by Sheriff Scott Moncrieff on 25 June 1914 with a free reading room, library and museum. The building is still in use today and houses the Lanark Library.

Winston Barracks Winston Barracks was a British Army base, located 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Lanark, Scotland. It was situated in the fork of the A73 and A70 trunk roads, close to Lanark Racecourse. Some of the buildings have been renovated as part of a housing development.

Visit Lanark plaques