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Waterside (site of)

Waterside is marked as the substantial tower of Watersyd on Pont’s late-16th century map of Lanarkshire.

The property belonged to the Weir family.

I have placed the site of it at Waterside Farm pending further research.

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Alternative names for Waterside

Watersyd

Surnames associated with Waterside

Weir

Where is Waterside?

Waterside is in the parish of Lesmahagow and the county of Lanarkshire.

Grid reference: NS 78986 37036

Lat / long: 55.611825, -3.922744

OS Map for Waterside

Lanark & Tinto Hills (Lesmahagow & Douglas)
OS Explorer map 335

Directions to Waterside

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Weather at Waterside

2°C
max 3°C / min 2°C

11km/h NNE
1042mb
85%
68%
08:32 15:44

Broken clouds
Weather observed at Coalburn at 05:08

References (books)

The Castles of Glasgow and the Clyde

Gordon Mason
Musselburgh, 2000

The Castles of Scotland

Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

Castles near Waterside

Ancient sites near Waterside

Kirk Hill (possible) fort

15.3km away

Quothquan Law fort

19.8km away

West Lindsaylands cursus

22.6km away

Calla broch

23.3km away

Wester Yardhouses souterrain

25.4km away

Gowkstone standing stone

30.7km away

Harehill Knowe cairn

32.5km away

Whitslade souterrain

32.9km away

Oliver Castle fort

33.1km away

more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Waterside

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

56.7km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

58.8km away

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

59.3km away

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

59.3km away

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

65.9km away

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II symbol stone

65.9km away

Borthwick Mains Class I symbol stone

68.3km away

Tullibole Class III cross slab

69.0km away

Blackford Class I symbol stone

74.0km away

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Waterside

Whitecleugh silver chain

17.3km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

26.2km away

Borland silver chain

28.6km away

Whitlaw silver chain

71.6km away

Haddington silver chain

81.2km away

Traprain Law silver chain

88.0km away

Norrie's Law hoard

93.9km away

Hoardweel silver chain

102.4km away

Dunnicaer fort

184.4km away

more Pictish sites....

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Waterside

Best Western Cartland Bridge Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barLanark

10.9km away

Best Western Strathaven Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barStrathaven

11.5km away

Carmichael Visitor Centre and Farm Shop

caféCarmichael

15.9km away

Abington Hotel

hotel, restaurantAbington

19.5km away

Macdonald Crutherland House

hotel, restaurant, barEast Kilbride

20.0km away

Tinto House Hotel

hotel, restaurantBiggar

20.2km away

Days Inn Hamilton

hotel, caféHamilton

20.7km away

Shieldhill Castle Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barBiggar

21.9km away

Alona Hotel

hotel, restaurantMotherwell

22.3km away

Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride Central

hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride

22.4km away

more food.... / more drink....