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Lanark

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°40′25″ N 3°46′54″ W

Lanark
R Pollack at English Wikipedia · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Population
8,880
8.9K
Elevation
199 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport40 km
GLA Glasgow Airport46 km

About Lanark

Lanark is a town. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Population: 8,880. Elevation: 199 m.

From Wikipedia

Lanark ( LAN-ərk; Scottish Gaelic: Lannraig [ˈl̪ˠaun̪ˠɾɪkʲ]; Scots: Lanrik) is a historic market town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, located 12 miles to the south-east of Hamilton. The town lies on the River Clyde, at its confluence with Mouse Water. It had a population of 8,943 in 2022. Lanark was usually a royal burgh from 1140 to 1975, and was historically the county town of Lanarkshire, though in modern times this title belongs to Hamilton.

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At a glance

Official website
lanark.co.uk

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Lanark

From Wikivoyage

Lanark is a market town in Clydesdale, 28 miles southeast of Glasgow. Historically it was the county town of Lanarkshire, but that is nowadays Hamilton. It was at Lanark that William Wallace first strode into history, leading a 1297 uprising against the English and killing the Sheriff. This escalated into the First War of Scottish Independence, and Wallace triumphed a few months later at the Battle of Stirling Bridge. But Lanark itself is a tired post-industrial place and commuter town for Glasgow. In 2020 its population was 8880.

New Lanark two miles south is the prime reason to come this way, an 18th-century mill complex and UNESCO World Heritage Site, described separately.

Get in+

By train:

Trains run from Glasgow Central every 30 min via Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke, taking an hour to Lanark. From Edinburgh or England change at Motherwell.

1 Lanark Station is east end of town centre. It has a staffed ticket office and machines, a waiting room but no toilets. There is step-free access to all platforms.

By bus:

Stuarts Coach 240X runs from Glasgow Buchanan station M-F hourly, taking 70 min via Motherwell, Wishaw, Carluke and Braidwood.

Bus 317 runs from Hamilton daily every 90 min, taking 50 min via Larkhall, Garrion Bridge, Crossford and Kirkfieldbank.

Bus 91 / 191 runs daily hourly from Biggar, taking 30 min via Symington, Thankerton and Hyndford Bridge.

Bus 34A runs M-Sa hourly from Livingston, taking an hour via Dedridge, Polbeath, West Calder, Breich, Fauldhouse, Shotts and Forth.

Whitelaws Bus 258 runs M-Sa every hour or two from Lesmahagow, taking 30 min.

Lanark Interchange bus station is next to the railway station.

By road:

From the south follow M74 to Junction 12 Uddington then A70 north onto Hyndford Road. From Glasgow leave M74 at Junction 9 Kirmuirhill and zigzag onto B7086 for A72. From Edinburgh follow A71 to Breich then A706. If in doubt, following the brown tourist signs for New Lanark will bring you into Lanark town centre.

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Twin towns and sister cities of Lanark

  • Hemmingen· Germany

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Climate of Lanark

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (161 mm)
Driest month
April (71 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Lanark
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°14°16°18°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)1611131227174747998132152151155

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lanark

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 40 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 37 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 40 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 46 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 54 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 37 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 48 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 102 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 158 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 175 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Lanark

Within 100 km: 258 historic and cultural sites, 3,223 natural sites, 856 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km243 places

  • Spiers Island Island 25 kmN
  • New Island Island 20 kmSW
  • Hillend Reservoir Lake 24 kmN
  • Cobbinshaw Reservoir Lake 19 kmNE

25–60 km1,456 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 59 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 57 kmW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 56 kmNE
  • Cramond beach Beach 46 kmNE

60–100 km2,638 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 93 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 72 kmW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 88 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 70 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources