Lanark Museum opens Lanark’s list
Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 3 beyond the 3 inside Lanark’s locality. There are 2 museums, a ruins and a historic house to choose from. Allow a day for Antonine Wall, 37 km off.
What Lanark is known for
Lanark Museum aside, the next best known are a ruins, a museum and a historic house.
Historic houseCorehouse700 m outside town, to the south
CastleLee Castle2.9 km outside town, to the northwestTheme parkTheme parkClyde Valley Family Park4.4 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Lanark, mapped
Furthest out is Clyde Valley Family Park, at 6 km.
The dashed line is Lanark’s locality; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
The types of place
There are more castles or historic places (3) than anything else, then museums or galleries (2).
Green: inside Lanark. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place by place
3 in town lead, with 3 more within 5 km of its edge after them.
The 3 inside Lanark come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
175 listed buildings and 3 scheduled monuments are on Lanark’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Lanark →
Trips out
Day trips number 12; the best known is Antonine Wall, 37 km off.
FortAntonine Wall37 km northwest
Big drawMuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum39 km northwest · 1M visitors a year
PalaceLinlithgow Palace35 km north
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCraignethan Castle7.5 km west
CathedralGlasgow Cathedral36 km northwest
MuseumGlasgow School of Art37 km northwest
Big drawMuseumRiverside Museum40 km northwest · 1.1M visitors a year (2015)
CathedralMotherwell Cathedral19 km northwest
Big drawArt galleryGallery of Modern Art36 km northwest · 596K visitors a year
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandBothwell Castle25 km northwest
CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral36 km northwest
MuseumPeople's Palace35 km northwest · 290K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Lanark (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Places to visit in Lanark: questions
What are the main attractions in Lanark?
The best known inside Lanark’s locality are Lanark Museum, Mill 4 and Robert Owen's House. In all, 3 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.
Does Lanark have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Lanark: Lanark Museum and Robert Owen's House.
Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Lanark?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Craignethan Castle (Historic Environment Scotland), 7.5 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Lanark?
Within 40 km: Antonine Wall (37 km), Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (39 km), Linlithgow Palace (35 km), Craignethan Castle (7.5 km).
Where are Lanark’s historic buildings listed?
Lanark has 175 listed buildings, 25 of them Category A. They are on its History page, from Historic Environment Scotland’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Lanark when it is inside the NRS 2022 locality boundary, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (14)
- Corehouse: Mrslippery at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Castle: John Preston Neale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Antonine Wall: Chris Wimbush, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linlithgow Palace: Alex Sanz, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craignethan Castle: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glasgow Cathedral: Bewahrerderwerte, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glasgow School of Art: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Riverside Museum: Cutkiller2018, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Motherwell Cathedral: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gallery of Modern Art: BrainiacBlink, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bothwell Castle: James Mérigot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St Andrew's Cathedral: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- People's Palace: Emmi Hakka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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