Abbeygreen Church, Lesmahagow

Name: Abbeygreen Church
Address: Lesmahagow, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Lesmahagow

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Abbeygreen Church is a congregation of the Free Church of Scotland in the small town of Lesmahagow, South Lanarkshire. As a Christian congregation, it is presbyterian and reformed; holding the Word of God, the Holy Bible, as the supreme rule of life and doctrine and the Westminster Confession of Faith as a sub-ordinate standard, which helps explain the doctrines of the Christian faith. Being Presbyterian, it serves as part of the Free Church of Scotland Presbytery of Glasgow and seeks to faithfully serve God in Lesmahagow and the surrounding area. Having a missional outlook it is involved with a number of missionary organizations including, but not only, UFM Worldwide and Rose of Sharon Ministries, and helps with the organization and support of the Scottish Reformed Conference. ()

Coordinates: 55°38'27"N, 3°53'12"W

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Abbeygreen Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Falls of Clyde, Craignethan Castle, Tower of Hallbar, St Nicholas Parish Church.

4.4 miE
Natural attraction, Nature and wildlife, Park
Falls of Clyde, New Lanark
112 min walk • 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.
3.8 miN
16th-century structure open seasonally
Craignethan Castle, Lesmahagow
98 min walk • Craignethan Castle is a ruined castle in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located above the River Nethan, a tributary of the River Clyde, at NS816464. The castle is two miles west of the village of Crossford, and 4.5 miles north-west of Lanark.
4.6 miN
Forts and castles
Tower of Hallbar
117 min walk • The Tower of Hallbar, also known as Hallbar Tower and Braidwood Castle, is a 16th-century tower house, located to the west of the River Clyde in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
4.7 miNE
Church
St Nicholas Parish Church, Lanark
121 min walk • St Nicholas Parish Church is a category B listed building and Church of Scotland place of worship in the town centre of Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The original 13th-century chapel was documented as early as 1890, however at that time it was claimed that there were no remnants of that building.
5 miNE
Church
St Kentigern's Church, Lanark
127 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.
4.3 miE
Forts and castles, Gothic Revival architecture
Corra Castle, New Lanark
111 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.
4.3 miNE
Bridge
Mousemill Bridge
109 min walk • Mousemill Bridge is a crossing of the Mouse Water on Mousemill Road, just north of Kirkfieldbank. There are two bridges at the site, the present day road bridge and the old Mousemill Bridge which previously formed part of the road between Lanark and Hamilton through Kirkfieldbank but is today solely used by pedestrians.
3.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Stonebyres Falls, New Lanark
88 min walk • Stonebyres Falls is a waterfall of the River Clyde in Scotland. It is located on the former Stonebyres estate at the site of Stonebyres Castle.
2.4 miNE
Archaeological site
Blackhill
60 min walk • The Black Hill in South Lanarkshire is owned by the National Trust for Scotland. It overlooks the Clyde Valley, and is the location of a burial cairn from the Bronze Age and an Iron Age fortress.
4.9 miNE
Church
St Mary's RC Church, Lanark
126 min walk • St Mary's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The church building and presbytery are Category A listed buildings. Also listed in Category A is the L-shaped school building to the north of the west end of the church.
~1080 ftS
Church
Lesmahagow Old Parish Church, Lesmahagow
6 min walk • Lesmahagow Old Parish Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland within the Presbytery of Lanark. It is the largest church in the South Lanarkshire town of Lesmahagow. A Culdee settlement of Celtic monks existed prior to the 12th Century. The church was dedicated in the name of St. Machutus.