Microlight Flight over South Lanarkshire
See much of South Lanarkshire from the air. Includes Strathaven, Hamilton, Strath Park, Blackwood, Kirkmuirhill, Lanark and New Lanark
Microlight from Bedlandsgate to Strathaven
Good day trip to Strathaven, and back to home to Bedlandsgate
Discover Strathaven Launch Video
This is the launch video for Discover Strathaven, a YouTube channel created by the Strathaven Business Association to promote Strathaven, the town, its' community and businesses: through the power of video.
Scotland-Strathaven park steam train.
Fun in the park on holiday in Scotland.
Places to see in ( Strathaven - UK )
Places to see in ( Strathaven - UK )
Strathaven is a historic market town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland and is the largest settlement in Avondale. The town was granted a Royal Charter in 1450, making the Town of Strathaven a burgh of barony. The current estimated population is 7,500.
The town is located on the edge of the valley of the Avon Water, around 6 miles from Hamilton, and 18.2 miles from Glasgow. The A71, which connects Edinburgh and Kilmarnock passes through the town. In the 2001 census the town had a population of 7,700. Strathaven has one secondary school and three primary schools - Kirklandpark Primary, Wester Overton Primary, and St Patrick's Primary. It also has a grass airfield about two miles to the north west, on Lethame Road.
Strathaven has a long history as a market town. A Roman road passes close by, on the south side of the Avon Water, which led to the Roman fort at Loudoun Hill near Darvel. The origins of Strathaven Castle are obscure, but it is believed to have been built around 1350 by the Bairds, on a bend of the Powmillon Burn. Today it is a ruin, with a single tower and sections of wall remaining beside the A71.
The Barony of Strathaven was acquired in 1362 by Archibald the Grim, Lord of Galloway, by his marriage to Joanna, daughter to Maurice de Moravia, 1st Earl of Strathearn, great Moray heiress. The settlement within the lands of Strathaven became a Burgh of barony in 1450. It still retains its traditional character despite the growth of more modern housing. The centre of the town is occupied by the market square, formerly a grassed common, and still known as Common Green, or just 'The Green'. Linking the town and the castle is the old 'Boo Backit Brig' ('bow-backed bridge'), a small arched bridge. The Old Parish Church, with its landmark spire, was built in 1772, and was the place of worship of the Duke of Hamilton who maintained a shooting lodge at nearby Dungavel House.
The town prospered in the 18th and 19th centuries as a weaving town, although there were many merchants living here too.[citation needed] The town played a significant part in the Radical War of 1820, when James Wilson led a band of radicals on a march to Glasgow, to join a rumoured general uprising, which never actually happened. Wilson was hanged for treason, and in 1846 a memorial was built in his honour in the town cemetery. The history of Strathaven was documented in the John Hastie Museum, but this was closed in 2011 and sold to a private individual.
Its most famous 'modern' resident was Sir Harry Lauder (1870–1950) whose mansion, Lauder Ha', or Hall, was just above the town on the road to Kilmarnock. Sir Harry spent the Second World War years there, and died in February 1950. The family retained the property until Death Duties of 65% forced a sale in the late 1960s. It remains a private residence. Dungavel House on the outskirts of Strathaven was the location where German Deputy Führer Rudolf Hess originally intended to land on the evening of 10 May 1941 in a misguided attempt to seek peace talks with the Duke of Hamilton. However bad weather and poor navigation resulted in Hess having to land at Floors Farm in Eaglesham.
Despite competition from the nearby large towns of East Kilbride and Hamilton, Strathaven still has a number of craft and gift shops, alongside well known town centre names. There are a number of businesses providing extra attraction to the town on its periphery such as Brian Young's Garden and Lawn Mower Centre on Newton Road and the Strathaven Hotel and new Rural Centre, both on the Hamilton Road. The town has long been Sunday Run territory with several town centre eating establishments as well as four public houses.
( Strathaven - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Strathaven . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Strathaven - UK
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Strathaven Balloon Festival - Scotmid Co-operative
Scotmid has been supporting the Strathaven Balloon Festival for a number of years. The festival, held each year in late summer in Strathaven's St Hastie Park, is a unique event in Scotland. Hot air balloonists gather from all over Britain to fly and display their balloons. The festival also features a fair, stalls, music, events, lots of hot air balloons and the spectacular 'Evening Glow'.
As well as being a fun event it also brings important economic benefits for Stathaven, helping to put the village on the map while encouraging shoppers and visitors to support local businesses.
You can find out more about the balloon festival here:
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Or look in your local store for a Scotmid Community Grant Application form.
Chatelherault Country Park Hamilton Scotland.
Beautiful country park Scotland.
Water trees scenery .
Wandering Around Blantyre, South Lanarkshire in Scotland
Hi there! This is a collection of videos showing me wandering around Blantyre in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. In this video there are videos of the train station, David Livingstone Centre and a few shots of the muddy Clyde Walkway there. Hope you like!
Scottish Microlight Flight Centre - Promotional Video/2
Promo video for the Scottish Microlight Flight Centre, based within the Scottish Aero Club Perth Airport Scone
Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
This clip shows the centre of the pleasant Scottish country town of Strathavan taken on the evening of july 9th 2010. This town is very neat and well kept with an interesting history. It has a castle, brewery and former mill buildings.
West Coast Tour (by Microlight) 2003
A microlight tour to the west coast of Scotland, with an outlanding on the island of Muck, but with a dramatic twist. It just goes to show that even on the most perfect flying day, if you're not careful wake turbulence can still get you. It should be stressed that no-one was injured in the making of this film. And Echo Whisky was subsequently rebuilt and went on to give many further hours of pleasure.
York to Scotland???
After getting over a dozen wounded and injured servicemen and women into the air at York we discover the weather looks bad for York tomorrow so we decide to make the move to Scotland. It is a rough flight with strong winds. After an hour and a half it is still rough and raining occasionally so we land at Eshott and decide to stay rather than chance the weather again. The ground crew soon catch up with us.
Flying for Freedom plan to fly around the UK over the next few weeks and take injured and wounded service men and women up in flexwing microlights at several stops to give them the experience ours guys get.
Check out our website at flyingforfreedom.org
The Strathaven Witch
Video I had sent to me. Very scary. Not for the feint-hearted.
Strathaven Park Flyover
An aerial view of Strathaven Park, which comprises of 2 parks-the John Hastie and the George Allan. Video was shot in April 2017-with a Phantom 4 drone. Unfortunately, some of the shots were in 1080, and then I realised, so bumped the rest up to 4K.
Strathaven Park Steam Model Railway, South Lanarkshire
The Strathaven Park Model Steam Railway has been active since 1949 with various gauges of loco from Hornby Rocket 3.5 inch, 7 1/4 inch and so on. At least one diesel is also owned by the Strathaven Model Railway Association.
East of Scotland Microlights 2011
Best experience ever !!
Burns and Old Parish Church Kilsyth North Lanarkshire Scotland
Tour Scotland video of Burns and Old Parish Church in Kilsyth on visit to North Lanarkshire. Gothic style stone-built church with battlemented tower built in 1816 and refurbished in 1932, architect Mr Shepherd. The tower, clock and bell were gifted by Sir Charles Edmonstone of Duntreath
Strathaven GC Final
Flyover of Strathaven Golf Club July 2017-shot using a DJI Phantom 4. Took a few weeks as the weather was that bad, and you have to work around the members!
◄ Scottish Town - Hamilton ►
Scenes of the Town of Hamilton, Scotland. Part of Scottish Cities & Towns .