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.
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Take this very pleasant and scenic drive from Edinburgh to New Lanark, which is situated half way between Edinburgh and Glasgow.
The journey takes about 1 hour, but goes through some very pleasant rural and rugged scenery.
So sit back and enjoy!
0:10 -- GPS information -- 39.1 miles to go and 58 mins to go from A720 Edinburgh Bypass to New Lanark.
0:32 -- Approaching Hermiston Junction.
0:37 -- Merging onto the M8.
0:42 -- Unidentified 737-800 taken off from Edinburgh Airport.
0:48 -- GPS information -- 30.0 miles to go and 49 mins to go from the M8 to New Lanark.
1:03 -- GPS information -- 20.0 miles to go and 40 mins to go from the M8 to New Lanark.
1:27 -- Entering the town of Longridge.
1:37 -- Abandoned and dilapidated hotel.
1:44 -- The winding, rugged roads of the Scottish countryside.
2:11 -- Rural farmland.
2:19 -- Rugged scenery.
2:28 -- Entering the county of South Lanarkshire.
2:35 - GPS information -- 10.0 miles to go and 22 mins to go from the A706 Main Street to New Lanark.
2:36 -- Entering the town of Forth.
3:10 -- Entering Carstairs Village.
3:20 -- GPS information -- 5.0 miles to go and 10 mins to go from the A70 Lanark Road to New Lanark.
3:22 -- GPS information -- 4.0 miles to go and 9.05 mins to go from the A70 Ripley Place to New Lanark.
3:37 -- Entering the Royal Burgh of Lanark.
3:39 -- GPS information -- 1.5 miles to go and 5.30 mins to go from the A73 Hyndford Road ML11 to New Lanark.
3:51 -- Turning down Braxfield Road.
4:28 -- Entering New Lanark World Heritage Site.
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