Cathkin Braes, Glasgow

Name: Cathkin Braes
Address: Glasgow, United Kingdom

#200 among attractions in Glasgow

Park, Relax in park

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Cathkin Braes is an area of hills to the south east of the city of Glasgow, in Scotland. It lies to the south of the districts of Castlemilk, Fernhill and Burnside, and to the east of Carmunnock. ()

Elevation: 643 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 55°47'56"N, 4°12'58"W

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Cathkin Braes – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: National Museum of Rural Life, Rutherglen Town Hall, Cathcart Old Church, Holmwood House.

1.6 miS
History museum, Museum
National Museum of Rural Life, East Kilbride
42 min walk • The National Museum of Rural Life, previously known as the Museum of Scottish Country Life, is based at Wester Kittochside farm, lying between East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire and Carmunnock in Glasgow. It is run by National Museums Scotland.
2.1 miN
City hall
Rutherglen Town Hall, Glasgow
53 min walk • Rutherglen Castle was located where Castle Street meets King Street in Rutherglen, Scotland. It was a large and important castle, having been built in the 13th century; the walls were reportedly 5 feet thick.
2 miNW
Church
Cathcart Old Church, Glasgow
52 min walk • Cathcart Old Church is a Parish church of the Church of Scotland, located in the Cathcart area of Glasgow.
1.8 miNW
Museum, History museum, Architecture
Holmwood House, Glasgow
48 min walk • Holmwood House is the finest and most elaborate residential villa designed by the Scottish architect Alexander "Greek" Thomson. It is also rare in retaining much of its original interior decor, and being open to the public.
1.8 miNE
Park
Holmhills Community Park Cambuslang, Glasgow
47 min walk • Holmhills Community Park is a recreational area in the southern part of Cambuslang, a town on the south-eastern fringes of the City of Glasgow, Scotland, UK. The area is bordered to the east by Greenlees Road, to the south by Western Road, to the west by Langlea Road, and to the north by Grenville Drive.
1.8 miNW
Forts and castles
Cathcart Castle, Glasgow
47 min walk • Cathcart Castle was a 15th-century castle, located in what is now Linn Park in the Cathcart area of southern Glasgow, Scotland. The castle was abandoned in the 18th century, and the remaining ruins were pulled down in 1980, leaving only foundations visible.
2.1 miW
Park
Overlee Playing Fields, Glasgow
55 min walk • Overlee Playing Fields, commonly referred to as Overlee Park, is a public park in Stamperland, Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, south of Glasgow, Scotland.
1.9 miNW
Park
King's Park, Glasgow
49 min walk • King's Park is a district in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated south of the River Clyde and borders the Glasgow areas of Croftfoot, Cathcart, Simshill, Mount Florida and Toryglen and the neighbourhood of Bankhead in the adjoining town of Rutherglen.
1.7 miW
Park
Linn Park, Glasgow
44 min walk • Linn Park can mean: Linn Park, Birmingham, Alabama, a seven-acre urban park in the centre of Birmingham, Alabama Linn Park, Glasgow, an 82-hectare park surrounded by the suburbs of Glasgow, and Netherlee, in Scotland.
2 miN
Town, Area
Rutherglen, Glasgow
51 min walk • Rutherglen is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, immediately south-east of the city of Glasgow, 3 miles from its centre and directly south of the River Clyde.
2 miW
Cemetery
Cathcart Cemetery, Glasgow
52 min walk • Cathcart Cemetery is a cemetery in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, which was opened in 1878. It is named after the nearby neighbourhood of Cathcart on the southern outskirts of Glasgow, but does not actually fall within the city boundaries.