Crawford
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Crawford is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Crawford is close to the source of the River Clyde and the M74 motorway, fifty miles south east of Glasgow and fifty-three miles north west of Carlisle. It has a population of around 300 people, two hotels, a public house, a village shop and Post Office, church, and a school.
The village is close to an old Roman road and has links with Sir William Wallace (see Crawford Castle). Recent archaeological excavations have shown that this was the site of a Roman fort between 80 AD and 140 AD housing perhaps 300 soldiers.
Crawford is close to the source of the River Clyde and the M74 motorway, fifty miles south east of Glasgow and fifty-three miles north west of Carlisle. It has a population of around 300 people, two hotels, a public house, a village shop and Post Office, church, and a school.
The village is close to an old Roman road and has links with Sir William Wallace (see Crawford Castle). Recent archaeological excavations have shown that this was the site of a Roman fort between 80 AD and 140 AD housing perhaps 300 soldiers.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 55°28'4"N 3°39'24"W
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- CarstairsQuarry(HH?) 22 km
- Muirhouse 40 km
- Locharbriggs 40 km
- Portmore 41 km
- Castle Milk Estate 46 km
- Langholm 53 km
- Eaglesfield 53 km
- Auchenrivock 55 km
- Annan 58 km
- Elvanfoot 3.4 km
- Electrical substation 3.5 km
- Abington Services 4.9 km
- Clyde Wind Farm 5 km
- Camps Reservoir 5.9 km
- Coulter Reservoir 11 km
- Glentaggart - Open cast coal mine 16 km
- South Lanarkshire Council 16 km
- Dumfries & Galloway Council 52 km
- Scottish Borders 55 km