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Visit North Lanarkshire Place – things to do & explore

  

North Lanarkshire places overview by Walkfo

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North Lanarkshire history

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North Lanarkshire was established in 1996 as part of a reorganisation of local government in the United Kingdom. The county was based around the town of Lanark, which had been the site of the first Parliament of Scotland under Kenneth II in 978, and was granted burgh status by King David I in 1140. The growth of the Greater Glasgow metropolitan area into the south-western part of the county has led to a large number of residential areas.

You can visit North Lanarkshire places and use Walkfo North Lanarkshire to discover the history & things to do in North Lanarkshire whilst walking with our free digital tour app. Walkfo North Lanarkshire has 182 places on our North Lanarkshire map with history, culture & travel facts that you 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 North Lanarkshire, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route – you choose where you want to go, when you want to go and Walkfo North Lanarkshire will keep up.
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With millions of places including tourist walks, North Lanarkshire travel destinations, National Trust locations converted to audio experiences, our North Lanarkshire places AI guide will help you get the best from your visit to North Lanarkshire & the surrounding areas. The North Lanarkshire places app for iPhone & Android delivers hidden history, interesting culture and amazing facts in interactive audio stories in response to where you walk at National Heritage sites, tourist attractions, historic locations or city streets, with no predefined walk map requirements.

“The Walkfo AI has curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 182 audio facts unique to North Lanarkshire places forming an interactive North Lanarkshire map for you to explore.”

Walkfo’s Visit North Lanarkshire Places Map
182 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best North Lanarkshire places to visit

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

Gadloch The Gadloch (also colloquially referred to as Lenzie Loch) is a fresh water loch in North Lanarkshire, Scotland . To the south of the loch is the small village of Auchinloch, the village’s name means “Field of the Loch”

Cambusnethan House Cambusnethan House was designed by James Gillespie Graham and completed in 1820. It is listed on the Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland as a building facing “critical” risk. The house is two and three storeys high with turrets at each corner, a three-storey bow in the west elevation.

Bothwellhaugh Roman Fort Bothwellhaugh Roman Fort is a site now located in Strathclyde Country Park in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is east of where the South Calder Water flows into Strathlde Loch. The fort is a scheduled monument.

Motherwell Civic Centre Motherwell Civic Centre is the headquarters of North Lanarkshire Council. The building is a Category B listed building. It is located in Windmillhill Street in Motherwell, North Lanark, Scotland.

Motherwell Town Hall Motherwell Town Hall is a municipal facility in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The town hall was the headquarters of the Burgh of Motherwell and Wishaw Council. It is a Category C listed building.

David Colville & Sons David Colville & Sons opened its Dalzell Steel and Iron Works at Motherwell in 1872. By the first World War, it was the largest steel works in Scotland. Nationalised in 1951, it became part of the Iron and Steel Corporation of Great Britain. It was privatised in 1955 and the construction of Ravenscraig steelworks resulted in the closure of its other works.

Ravenscraig Ravenscraig was once the largest hot strip steel mill in western Europe. The steelworks closed in 1992 and is now almost totally demolished. The empty land was redeveloped in the 2010s, with new houses and services being built.

Ravenscraig steelworks The Ravenscraig steelworks consisted of an integrated iron and steel works and a hot strip steel mill. Motherwell was noted as the steel production capital of Scotland, nicknamed Steelopolis. The steel mill was one of four in the United Kingdom.

Shieldmuir railway station Shieldmuir railway station is a railway station in Craigneuk suburb of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies on the West Coast Main Line, but is not served by mainline services. Local commuter services are provided via the Argyle Line by Abellio ScotRail on behalf of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.

Tannochside Tannochside is located 8 miles (13 km) south-east of Glasgow, Scotland. It lies within a separate local authority area, North Lanarkshire. It is often debated as to where the borders lie between the two areas.

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