Cleghorn, South Lanarkshire
| Cleghorn | |
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 Cleghorn Level Crossing | |
  Cleghorn Location withinSouth Lanarkshire | |
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| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LANARK |
| Postcode district | ML11 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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Cleghornis a village in Lanark inSouth Lanarkshire,Scotland.[1]Cleghorn Village is around2+1⁄4miles (3.6 km) north-east ofLanarktown,[2]and is a small close community with about 250–300 residents and under 50 houses. The village is in the catchment area ofLanark Grammar School.
TheMouse Waterruns through Cleghorn, coming down from the hills of the village ofForth,throughCarstairsVillage.[3]
People have been staying in the area of Cleghorn for over a thousand years, from wealthy landowners to theRomans,who built roads andfortsaround the area.
Near the village is the site of the 46.7-acre (18.9 ha) Cleghorn Roman camp which dates from the 2nd Century and is aScheduled Ancient Monument.The camp is in a defensive position overlooking aRoman roadas it crosses Mouse Water, the camp could accommodate twoRoman legions– around 12,000 men.[4][5]
The village of Cleghorn was established around the start of the 20th century, although there was an estate near where the village now sits. The house was known as Hagholm house, which the new main through road of the village has been named after.
The village was served byCleghorn railway station1848 to 1965 on theCaledonian main line,the station building remains standing today. There is still alevel crossingat the nearby Cleghorn Junction.
Cleghorn GlenandCleghorn Bridgeare sites in the surrounding area that are named after the village. The walkways are made up ofancient woodlandsand have great views as it winds its way from Cleghorn Bridge, toCartland Bridgejust outsideLanark.The woodlands are protected and designated anational nature reserve,they are managed as part of theClyde Valley Woodlands.[6]Other places of interest areNewmills Fisheryand foundation structures from theRomaninvasion period.
References
[edit]- ^"Cleghorn".Ordnance Survey.Retrieved3 April2021.
- ^"History of Cleghorn in South Lanarkshire".A Vision of Britain through Time.University of Portsmouth.
- ^"Cleghorn"(Map).Google Maps.
- ^"Cleghorn Roman Camp".Community Action Lanarkshire.2018.
- ^"Cleghorn".Canmore.National Record of the Historic Environment.
- ^"The Story of the Clyde Valley Woodlands National Nature Reserve"(PDF).Scotland's National Nature Reserves.Scottish Natural Heritage. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 27 November 2014.
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