Falls of Clyde, New Lanark

Name: Falls of Clyde
Address: New Lanark, New Lanark, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1555 665262

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The Falls of Clyde is the collective name of four linn on the River Clyde near New Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The Falls of Clyde comprise the upper falls of Bonnington Linn, Corra Linn, Dundaff Linn, and the lower falls of Stonebyres Linn. Corra Linn is the highest, with a fall of 26 metres. Bonnington Linn, Corra Linn and Dundaff Linn are above New Lanark and located within the Falls of Clyde Reserve managed by the Scottish Wildlife Trust, a national nature conservation charity. Stonebyres Linn is located several miles downstream from the reserve and New Lanark. ()

Height: 84 ftElevation: 522 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 55°39'12"N, 3°46'36"W

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New LanarkNew Lanark United Kingdom

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+44 1555 665262

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Falls of Clyde – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Kentigern's Church, Corra Castle, Castlebank Park, Clyde Valley Woodlands National Nature Reserve.

1.2 miN
Church
St Kentigern's Church, Lanark
31 min walk • St Kentigern's Church is a scheduled monument in Lanark, South Lanarkshire. Its churchyard and burial aisles are a category B listed building. It was previously the parish church of the town. It is believed that the church was founded by St Kentigern himself shortly before his death in 603 AD.
~200 ftW
Forts and castles, Gothic Revival architecture
Corra Castle, New Lanark
1 min walk • Corra Castle is a ruined 16th-century castle within the Corehouse Estate near New Lanark, Scotland. It overlooks Corra Linn, one of the four waterfalls which make up the Falls of Clyde. In 1967 it became a scheduled monument.
1.3 miN
55°40'16"N • 3°47'14"W
Castlebank Park, Lanark
33 min walk • Park
0.5 miSE
National park
Clyde Valley Woodlands National Nature Reserve
12 min walk • The Clyde Valley Woodlands National Nature Reserve comprises six separate woodland sites in the Clyde Valley region of South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
1.5 miNE
Outdoor activities, Lake
Lanark Loch, Lanark
38 min walk • Lanark Loch is a man-made loch in the town of Lanark, South Lanarkshire, situated 2 kilometres south east of Lanark town centre.
1.2 miN
Forts and castles
Lanark Castle, Lanark
32 min walk • Lanark Castle was the origin and heart of what later became the royal burgh of Lanark, Scotland. The town grew up outside the castle walls.
~630 ftN
Gothic Revival architecture
Corehouse, New Lanark
4 min walk • Corehouse is a country house and estate, located 2 kilometres to the south of Lanark, Scotland. The estate is by the Corra Linn Falls on the River Clyde, and close to the World Heritage Site of New Lanark.