Carnwath (Scotland)

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Carnwath
Scottish Gaelic A 'Chathair Nuadh
Carnwath main street
Carnwath main street
Coordinates 55 ° 42 ′  N , 3 ° 37 ′  W Coordinates: 55 ° 42 ′  N , 3 ° 37 ′  W
Carnwath (Scotland)
Carnwath
Carnwath
Residents 1413 2011 census
administration
Post town LANARK
ZIP code section ML11
prefix 01555
Part of the country Scotland
Council area South Lanarkshire
British Parliament Lanark and Hamilton East
Scottish Parliament Clydesdale

Carnwath ( Gaelic : A 'Chathair Nuadh ) is a village in the north-east of the Scottish Council Area South Lanarkshire or in the traditional county of Lanarkshire . It is located around eleven kilometers east of Lanark and 35 kilometers southwest of the center of Edinburgh at an altitude of 220 m near the right bank of the Clyde . The Pentland Hills rise a few kilometers to the northeast .

history

Due to the lofty position with a distant view of the Clyde Valley, the largest moth of Lanarkshire was in Carnwath in the 12th century . A St. Mary's Church was built on the site around 1386. It was Thomas Somerville, 1st Lord Somerville , who in 1424 had the church expanded into a collegiate foundation. Today the church still has St Mary's aisle .

In 1451 Carnwath received the status of a Burgh of Barony . The market cross of Carnwath , which Hugh Somerville, 5th Lord Somerville had erected in 1516, still testifies to the associated market rights .

In 1951 there were 1010 people in Carnwath. In the following decades the number of inhabitants rose almost steadily. In the 2011 census survey, 1413 inhabitants were counted in Carnwath.

traffic

In Carnwath the A721 ( Kirkdean - Glasgow ) joins the A70 (Edinburgh - Ayr ), which forms the main thoroughfare from Carnwath.

In the 19th century Carnwath received a station on the Caledonian Railway . It was abandoned in 1966 and has since been canceled.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ List of Gaelic expressions
  2. ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
  3. ^ Entry on Carnwath  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  4. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  5. ^ Entry on Carnwath Market Cross  in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
  6. ^ Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
  7. ↑ 2011 census
  8. ↑ Information on railscot.co.uk

Web links

Commons : Carnwath  - collection of images, videos and audio files