Lanark Heritage Trail A
Trail A (1 Hour)
The Wellgate, Hyndford Road and St. Kentigern’s
Return to Station via Ladyacre. Options to visit: Delves Park, Castlebank Park, New Lanark via Clyde Walkway from Castlebank Park and Racecourse.
1. THE RAILWAY STATION
BANNATYNE STREET
In 1855 the Lanark Railway Company established a branch line off the Glasgow to Carlisle Railway linking Cleghorn to Lanark. The line was later acquired by the Caledonian Railway Company on 23 July 1860. Former coaching inns were adapted to meet the needs of new visitors arriving by train, whilst new hotels were established around the bustling station as the Station Hotel, now the Royal Oak Hotel.
Visitors have long been attracted to Lanark, New Lanark and the Falls of Clyde, The Falls were noted as the ‘most considerable falls… without parallel in Britain’ and attracted notable visitors such as Burns, Wordsworth and Turner to survey their grandeur.
The railway also became a focus for industry with a busy saw mill situated in
Woodstock Yard and the Caledonian Fancy Box Works behind the Royal Oak Hotel.
From the station turn right down Bannatyne Street to the High Street
2. TOP OF THE TOWN, HIGH STREET
The top of High Street marks the position of one of Lanark’s ancient medieval ports or gateways into the town. The Portvaults public house on the left reminds us of the location of the port. During the Medieval period, the High Street of ‘Hietoun’ was a large open area with a number of buildings and rigs running along the boundaries. The ‘Pudden’ Burn ran down the centre of the street. The High Street has gradually narrowed over the years but the dramatic view to St Nicholas’ Church and the hills beyond remains.
Cross to the right hand side of the High Street and continue down to Hunter’s Close.
3. HUNTERS CLOSE
As you walk down The High Street you will see a number of closes or small narrow lanes which run off the High Street between buildings. The closes follow the line of the old rigs and generally connect to the North Vennel on the north side of the High Street. North Vennel lay outside the town wall which enclosed the burgh and was connected to the ports or gateways.
Continue along the north side of the High Street to Duncans Close.
4. THE HISTORIC CORE
Standing at the entrance to Duncan’s Close you will have an excellent view of the Cross, St Nicholas’ Parish Church and the Tolbooth. In medieval times a mercat cross stood in the centre of the space, the head of which is believed to be contained in the elevated niche on the east side of the Tolbooth. Between 1887 and 1897, the Victoria Fountain stood on the site of the mercat cross erected to commemorate Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee. The Fountain was transferred to the Horsemarket at the turn of the century but is no longer in existence today.
Return to High Street
A. THE TOLBOOTH
The buildings we see today date back to 1778 but lie on the site of a much earlier Tolbooth. Designed as a three storey building, the present Tolbooth was available to the Council and the gentlemen of the Town. The Tolbooth contained many functions; a guard house, weigh house and shops on the ground floor, the sheriff court and Council room on the first floor and a large room for the use of the gentlemen on the top floor. Only the top two floors can be seen today due to gradual change in level of the High Street of some 12 feet in 200 years. A circular pattern marked out by setts adjacent to the Tolbooth, mark the position of the Tron or weighing scales. The Provost’s Lamp is due to occupy this spot. Dating from the 1890’s, it was formerly situated outside each Provost’s house.
B. ST. NICHOLAS’ PARISH CHURCH
Built in 1774 on the site of an earlier 12th century chapel, St. Nicholas’ Parish Church incorporates the six stage rubble tower or town steeple. Within the steeple lies the town bell, believed to date from 1130 when it was housed at Old St. Kentigern’s and recast in 1659 and 1983. The church has recently been refurbished and restored to the Georgian period, with a lime render and lime wash applied to the stonework.
C. THE WALLACE STATUE
The magnificent statue of William Wallace situated on the Town Steeple of St. Nicholas’s Church, is the work of the sculptor Robert Forrest and was gifted to the town in 1822. From his corbelled niche, Wallace dominates the facade of the Steeple and forms the focus of the Lanimer celebration held at the Cross each June.
D. THE LANIMERS
The origins of the Lanimers date back to the 12th century when Lanark was established as a Royal Burgh. The Burgesses were instructed by the King to check the march and boundary stones of the Burgh and report back on their condition. This tradition continues today with the Perambulation of the Marches, held at the beginning of Lanimer Week. Lanimer Day has gradually developed into a day of celebrations and since 1893 the Lanimer Queen and her court were added to the celebration and remain a popular part of the event today.
Continue along the north side of the High Street into Bloomgate to the junction with Hope Street to your right.
5. VICTORIAN LANARK, HOPE STREET
In 1829, a new street was established, breaking away from the medieval street pattern which dominates Lanark. Hope Street was intended as the new connection to Edinburgh and became the focus of new civic buildings during the Victorian period. Elegant classical buildings were erected to house the Council Offices and Sheriff Court. The Lindsay Institute housed a library and reading room, whilst St. Kentigern’s Church, the United Presbyterian Church and Christ Church were built to complement Hope Street’s civic and administrative functions.
Walk up Hope Street noting the following buildings. Hope Street is said to the best surviving example of a Victorian street in Lanarkshire.
A. THE MEAL MARKET
Situated on the corner of Hope Street and built in 1855, the meal market was erected on the site of an earlier building from 1712. Corn and meal were traded in the market building the architectural area surrounding Lanark. The building also housed an Inn for traders visiting the town. The meal market buildings have been converted to offices, shops and houses.
B. THE LINDSAY INSTITUTE
Built in 1914 as a free public library, reading room and museum with trust funds left by Mr Charles Lindsay of Ridge Park, Lanark in 1844. The Lindsay was built as a classical design by local architect John Stuart. The fine ashlar stone is from Denwick Quarry, Northumberland. It is still in use as a public library.
C. ST KENTIGERNS CHURCH
Sadly no longer in ecclesiastical use, St Kentigerns Church was built in 1884 to a design by W.J. Hay of Liverpool in the gothic style. The 138 foot spire forms an important part of Lanark’s skyline, whilst fine architecture design can be seen around the main doorway.
D. FORMER LANARK COUNTY BUILDINGS
Built between 1834 and 1836 to a classical design by Hugh Marr, this imposing building served as the Council Chambers until the mid 1970’s. Many of the fine architecture details such as the pediment and doric columns are floodlit at night. Now used as offices by South Lanarkshire Council.
E. THE SHERIFF COURT
Added to the former County Buildings in 1868 to act as the new Sheriff Court and complement the adjacent Council Chambers, once linked by a connecting door. Still in use today as Lanark Sheriff Court.
F. FORMER UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Now the Registrar’s Office, the former church was built in 1836 originally as a relief church and become the United Presbyterian Church in 1888. Neo-Georgian in style.
G. CHRIST CHURCH
Designed by John Henderson and built in 1858 in the gothic style, the Episcopal church was enlarged in the late 1800’s with the addition of the North aisle.
Turn right after Christ Church down Greenside Lane
6. GREENSIDE LANE
Following the medieval street pattern, single storey cottages bound Greenside Lane as it runs down to North Vennel. The steep roofs and ‘thachstanes’ beneath the chimneys are evidence of the old thatched roofs of these former weavers cottages.
7. NORTH VENNEL AND WIDE CLOSE
As you reach the bottom of Greenside Lane, you will cross North Vennel to the Wide Close. North Vennel was formerly a lane situated on the outside of the town wall in medieval times. The line of the Vennel can still be seen, though many of its former uses have disappeared. Until recently a skin works was located along North Vennel and in Victorian times, the area was highly populated with many manufacturers and industries concentrated to the north of the High Street.
The Wide Close follows the medieval street pattern and formed the main connection north from the Cross. The Inns and tenement houses illustrates the historic importance of the thoroughfare, together with the wide end connecting through to the High Street which gives the Close its name.
Turn left through Wide Close into Bloomgate and the High Street. Proceed up the High Street back to the Station if you wish to conclude Trail A.
Lanark Heritage Trail B
Trail B (1 Hour)
Castlegate, Castlebank and Bloomgate.
Includes Hyndford Place, Broomgate, Castlegate, Friar’s Lane, Bloomgate and return to station via High Street. Options to visit: Delves Park, Castlebank Park, New Lanark via Clyde Walkway from Castlebank Park.
8. HYNDFORD PLACE
Situated to the south of St. Nicholas Parish Church, Hyndford Place forms the focus of a number of historic buildings. Behind Jacks the Ironmongers, you will see the crowstepped gables of Hyndford House, the seventeenth century town house and former home of the Earl of Hyndford. Note the curved window at the corner of Jacks with it’s distinctive Lanarkshire lying panes dating from the Victorian period.
Turn back into Hyndford Place and right into Castlegate. Opposite you will see the site of William Wallace’s house with a plaque reading, ‘Here stood the house of William Wallace who in Lanark in 1297 first drew sword to free his native land’.
Continue down Castlegate. On your left, up at eaves eighth you will see the ‘girnin dog’, sitting on a skew putt and directed at a neighbours house as part of an old feud.
9. CASTLEGATE BROOMGATE
Castlegate opens out into a wide space bound to the west by Broomgate. On the far side there are a number of Victorian houses in the characteristic local style now painted in red, navy, pink and so on. This area was originally the site of early medieval markets until the fifteenth century. Horsemarkets and shoemarkets were also held here during the early 1700’s. Tucked away on the far side of Broomgate, the crowstepped gable house dates from around 1640 and housed the Grammar School between 1650 and 1841.
10. THE MEDIEVAL CORE
In medieval times, Castlegate was Lanark’s most important and imposing street, leading down to the Royal Castle in the South West. It was originally of extraordinary width until the street was divided and Broomgate formed in the late eighteenth century. The medieval timber dwellings were replaced by new buildings of stout stone construction, eroding the original street pattern. The Broomgate Institute on your right was built in 1838 as a school for the poor now in use as flats.
11. DELVES PARK
Turn left into Delves Park
Known locally as 'Dandy’s Park', the land was bequeathed by Mr James Watson. This formal park commands excellent views of the open fields towards New Lanark.
Return to Castlegate
12. SITE OF LANARK CASTLE
The bowling green at the bottom of Castlegate lies on the site of Lanark Castle which dates back to the time of David 1, 1124 – 53, although it is believed to have been used by the Romans at a much earlier date. The natural earth mound was surmounted by a timber structure which formed a defensive fortress. The castle was regularly used as the King’s residence during the medieval period. Robert the Bruce held a court in the castle in 1321, but shortly after, the castle appears to have fallen into disuse. The mound was used for military drills and grazing until the eighteenth century, when it was reduced in height and by 1760, a bowling green was established.
Turn right then left into Castle Park
13. CASTLEBANK PARK
Castlebank House forms the focus of Castlebank Park, a magnificent park incorporating the grounds of the house, a terraced garden and many fine specimen trees. Castlebank House was first established in the late 1700’s and was gradually extended by successive owners to form the grand house we see today. Castlebank was sold to the Town Council in 1951 and was divided into a series of flats commanding expansive views over the Clyde Valley. From Castlebank Park, you have the option of taking the Clyde Walkway to New Lanark (walking time 20 minutes). Access to the walkway is signposted from the House. The walkway takes a spectacular zig-zag path down to the edge of the Clyde and along to New Lanark Village.
Return to Castlebank Park entrance and take the left turn up the hill along Friar’s Lane.
14. FRIAR’S LANE
As you walk up Friar’s Lane you will see a fine house rising above the stone wall and mature trees to your right. Castlepark was designed by William Leiper in 1880 in the Japanese style incorporating exposed rafters, timber balconies and a pagoda style tower. One of Leiper’s best known works is the Templeton Carpet Factory at Glasgow Green which is said to be influenced by the Doge’s Palace in Venice. Friar’s Lane is so named as it passes through the lands of the former Franciscan Friary dating from the fourteenth century. A series of large villas were developed along Friar’s Lane during the Victorian period.
Continue up Friar’s Lane to Bloomgate. Turn right and you will be immediately in front of Greyfriar’s Church.
15. BLOOMGATE
Bloomgate formed an important element of medieval street pattern within the Westport or gateway into the town. The site of the Franciscan Friary lies within Bloomgate beneath the former Assembly Rooms to the rear of the Clydesdale Hotel. Greyfriars Monastery was established in 1314 when lands were granted by Robert the Bruce. The Friary consisted of a chapel and a number of single story stone buildings with thatched roofs. The gardens contained an apple orchard and kailyard. By 1560 the Friary had been abandoned, the buildings falling into disrepair and stone incorporated into new buildings close by. A number of other historic buildings can be seen in Bloomgate.
GREYFRIAR’S CHURCH
Designed by William Leiper, Greyfriar’s Church was built in 1875 in the Gothic style. The square north west tower is chamfered to an octagon with eight gablet lancet windows above. The church sits in an imposing position above the Westport entrance to the town.
CLYDESDALE HOTEL
The Clydesdale Hotel was built in 1791 by the Town Council and Gentlemen of the Country on part of the site of Greyfriar’s Monastery as a first class coaching inn. In 1827 the elegant and spacious Assembly Rooms were added to the rear. During the construction of the Assembly rooms, human remains were found which were believed to be those of Franciscan Friars buried in the aisle of the Chapel. By the mid nineteenth century, the Hotel was an important staging post with coaches departing for Edinburgh, Glasgow and London. Many important visitors stayed at the hotel including Thomas Grey, William and Dorothy Wordsworth and Charles Dickens.
Continue along Bloomgate back to St. Nicholas’ Parish Church. Proceed up to the High Street to the Station if you wish to conclude Trail B. If you wish to continue onto Trail C, cross over to the narrow entrance to the Wellgate.
Lanark Heritage Trail C
Trail C (1 Hour)
The Wellgate, Hyndford Road and St. Kentigern’s
Includes High Street, Hope Street, Greenside Lane, Wide Close and returns to station via High Street.
16. THE WELLGATE
The Wellgate follows the original line of the medieval street from the narrow entrance where the Wellgate Part once stood. The street is named after the St.Mungo’s Well or the Town Well which was situated on the right hand side of the street where the buildings are set back. Although the original timber dwellings were replaced by stone buildings in the late sixteenth century and early seventeenth century, the street retains much of its original character. Look back along the Wellgate for a view of the High Street and the Town Steeple above.
Continue along the Wellgate and, as the street opens out, take the left fork uphill along Wellgatehead to Hyndford Road. If you wish to visit New Lanark, you have the option of turning up Braxfield Road along to the village (Walking time 20 minutes).
17. WELLGATEHEAD
Wellgatehead connected the centre of the medieval town with Old St.Kentigern’s Church. The open land was developed during the Victorian period, with Lanark Grammar being constructed in 1848. The Grammar School building is in neo-gothic style with fine ashlar detailing. Beyond, large Victorian villas were built along Hyndford Road.
Continue along Hyndford Road on the right hand side. Cross over the entrance to Albany Drive and follow ‘Dead Man’s Lane’ to the right to Lanark Cemetery. Walk directly along the main path to the ruins of Old St.Kentigern’s Church
18. OLD ST.KENTIGERN’S CHURCH
Situated outside the town, St.Kentigern’s Church was known as the ‘Out Kirk’ or ‘High Kirk’ to distinguish it from St. Nicholas Parish Church within the town. The church is believed to have been established prior to the reign of David 1, 1124 – 1153. Local tradition suggests that William Wallace married Marion Braidfute at St.Kentigern’s Church in the 13th century. Only the ruins of the church remain, the south wall displaying narrow lancet windows with wide splayed reveals. The graceful row of arches and pillars, alternatively round and octagonal, date from the fifteenth century but were rebuilt after collapsing during a storm in the 1950’s.
Return to Hyndland Road and cross over the Ladyacre road junction. Continue right down Ladyacre Road towards the Horsemarket along the final stetch of the Heritage Trail.
19. HORSEMARKET
Lanark’s Horsemarket transferred from the Castlegate to this location in 1816, trading mainly in Clydesdale horses. Horsemarkets were held regularly up to and after the Second World War, the main horse fair being ‘St. James’, held during the first week of August. On the far side of the Horsemarket beyond the supermarket you can see a detached stone building with a coat of arms above the entrance. This building housed the Grammar School between 1841 and 1884 when the school moved to new premises in Hyndford Road.
Turn right past the Tourist Information Centre and cross over the road to St. Mary’s RC Church within St. Vincent Place to the left.
20. ST. MARY’S CHURCH
Originally designed by Goldie and Hadfield and built between 1856 and 1859, the church was largely destroyed by fire in April 1907. St.Mary’s was rebuilt in its present form to a design by Ashlin and Colman between 1908 and 1910, incorporating the shell of the former church. The church is a splendid example of the gothic revival in the late thirteenth century style, complemented by the Presbytery, former school and adjacent hospital within St. Vincent Place.
Turn left out of St. Vincent Place along Bannatyne Street and return to the station.
Carmichael History Walk
- Distance – 4.5 miles (2-3 hours)
- Level of difficulty – Easy/moderate (steep ascent and decent from Monument). Paths – Estate roads, woodland, hill tracks
This is a walk for all seasons, however Autumn is particularly pleasing due to the fantastic selection of colours in the woodland sections of the walk.
Directions – A73 Lanark to Biggar road. Carmichael Visitor Centre is 5 miles along the road on the right hand side approx 1 mile before turn off to Tinto Hill.
1. The start of the Carmichael History Walk is not particularly well marked. From the Visitor Centre Car Park go to the end of the Heritage Museum and then walk between the farm buildings until reaching a red/brown gravel path (after this, there is a ‘History Walk’ marker).
2. Follow the path through some woodland and then turn right steeply uphill past a red brick cottage. At the entrance to the main drive, turn left through iron gates (which may be chained but not locked). A few hundreds yards further on to your right (hidden from view behind dense commercial forestry) the imposing remains of Carmichael House appear suddenly as if out of nowhere.
3. Carmichael House was built in stages starting in 1734 and has mirror image wings connected by a corridor and entrance hall. The house is now in ruins and the roof removed in 1952.
4. Continue past the house into more woodland and through an animal graveyard before going down a couple of steps, turn right and cross a small bridge.
5. The road then widens to a driveway which passes Westmains (the home of the present chief of the Carmichael Clan) and continues to Carmichael Estate’s West Gate. A couple of hundred yards before the gate entrance turn right into a strip of Woodland and continue uphill through the woodland and mature beech trees until you come across a ‘History Walk’ sign pointing right.
6. Cross the fence onto the Carmichael hillside and continue uphill through a mixture of heather, long grass and blueberry until reaching the Monument.
7. The Monument is in recognition of the 2nd Earl of Hyndford who was a distinguished and important diplomat in the time of George II.
8. From the Monument make your way downhill to a strip of conifers and veer left steeply downhill to an estate road (with the deer fence to your right hand side).
9. At the bottom of the hill turn right onto the estate road and then right again at the next junction to return via the red brick cottage at the start of the walk.
This walk offers something for everyone and should not be missed.
Lanark & the Falls of Clyde
- Distance – 7.5 miles circular (3-4 hours)
- Level of difficulty – Easy/Medium. Paths, riverside tracks, boardwalk and forest paths, with a few steep steps.
This has to be everyone’s favourite Lanark Walk. It can be split into small sections, or energy permitting, can easily be accomplished in a morning or afternoon.
Obvious highlights are New Lanark and the multitude of waterfalls, weirs and gorges. Corehouse Nature Reserve on the West side of the river, although in comparison relatively unknown, offers a wealth of beautiful pathways, bridges, hidden lakes and mysterious ruins which are worth taking time to explore in their own right.
1 From Castlebank car park, walk past Castlebank house and then take the first path on the left marked Clyde Walkway. Follow the path, cross a small wooden footbridge and follow the river side track. Go down some steps to river level and a small sandy beach, then up some steep steps to a platform with views of New Lanark and the Clyde. Continue following the path to New Lanark.
2 Walk towards the Visitor Centre and New Lanark Hotel and then onwards to the Scottish Wildlife Trust centre. Carry a little further on past The Mechanics Workshop to the first of the falls, Dundaff Linn. Turn up the stone steps on the left, following the signs to the Falls of Clyde. The path soon goes down some steps to reach the weir, where there's a lookout point.
3 Continue along a boardwalk until Mid Lodge (a well known roost for Pipistrelle bats) and then onwards past Bonnington Power Station on your right and massive hydro electric inlet tubes to your left. At this point the path splits into two. Take the right-hand path, which begins a steep climb and takes you into woodland and up some steps. You'll soon come to Corra Linn waterfall viewpoint (an excellent place to take a rest)
4 Your path continues to the right, signposted 'Bonnington Linn, ¾ miles'. Follow the track until you pass an area that is fenced (April to August) to protect breeding peregrines. Along the path there are many viewing points for Bonnington Linn, however the best viewing point is over the weir bridge (turn right) in the Corehouse (Falls of Clyde) Nature Reserve
5 There are many paths and interesting features in the Corehouse reserve, the most straightforward path passes the ruin of Corra Castle (another famous bat roost). Continue walking by the river, cross a small footbridge, then follow the wide path through the woods. When you meet another path, turn right, this will take you to Kirkfield Road and then downhill to Kirkfieldbank.
6 At Kirkfieldbank cross the newer larger bridge (built in 1959). The older bridge on your right is the 17th century Clydesholm Bridge. Continue up the hill (Kirkfieldbank Braes) until the turn off to the water purification plant (first turn off on right). Follow the rough path uphill at the entrance to the water purification plant. At the top of the path you will join St Patricks Road which leads directly to Castlebank Park.
The Kerse
- Distance – 2-3 miles (depending on what paths are taken)
- Time – 1 hour
- Level of difficulty – Easy. Paths – woodland, some parts can be muddy.
The Kerse is a Forestry Commision project where a major area of farmland has been replanted with stands of Oak, Beech and Birch, interwoven by numerous paths. This is an ideal walk if time is limited and is a treat for water loving dogs.
Directions - At the roundabout next to Tescos Lesmahgow branch take the B7078 turn off and cross over the M74 to a second roundabout and then take the Kerse / Ardelle turn off. The car park is 100 yards down a single track road.
Soon after leaving the car park, the path dips down to the River Nethan via a series of roughly cut steps (with rustic handrail to provide support). The route then follows the picturesque path of the River Nethan before turning left steeply upwards through a woodland hollow (glen). Continue until the modern brick bungalow and then turn left onto a narrow path which leads to the tarmac lime tree lined avenue, which will take you back to the car park.
Within the Kerse are the grounds of ‘Little Castle’, an Elizabethan turreted mansion which was renovated in the 1990’s by the retired Indian businessman Baron Sidar Iqbal Singh (affectionately known locally as the Laird of Lesmahagow).
The Kerse walk and the River Nethan are hidden gems and would provide the ideal location for a picnic on a lazy summer day. It is difficult to believe the M74 is only a few hundred meters away.
Tinto Walk
- Distance – 4.9 miles (2-3 hours)
- Level of difficulty – moderate/difficult. Map, compass and suitable clothing and footwear are essential. Mists can descend quickly and the wind on the summit can be quite breath-taking.
Having read about our ‘Hill of Fire’ you now have to ‘Walk the Walk’ and the best reason (apart from the hangover cure) is on a clear day you will see magnificent and extensive views from the top.
The Walks
There are 3 routes that you can follow, have a look at our map or OS Landranger 72.
For the main route start and finish at the car park at Fallburn, Thankerton or a bus leaves every half an hour from Lanark bus station.
Fallburn Car park - Route 1
Most days, the summit cairn and almost the entire route revealing its underlying red rock, can be seen from the Fallburn car park.
At first the going is easy, as the well worn path crosses the gently rising heathery moor, through the kissing gate etched ‘Tinto Hill’ (it is considered impolite not to exchange kisses as you hold the gate for your companions, as long as you're sufficiently friendly that is!) then follows the first of three steep sections.
You’ve got time to get your breath back at the top of Totheron Hill (479m) before starting up the next steep wide section. You’ll also have an opportunity at this point to check out the Iron Age fort below before following the wide red ‘highway’ south.
Another short heart pounding section brings you to the fork – choose left and follow the ‘highway’ or sweep right around Maurice’s Cleuch and along the much narrower path with full views of the steep ravine of shale, scree and heather.
It’s not far before both the paths join up again and the ‘highway’ begins to run parallel with a barb wire fence on the right for the final climb to the summit (707m), where you can enjoy this ancient lookout, it’s magnificent views and a well earned cup of tea (go prepared) in one of the several wind shelters scattered around the summit cairn.
Tinto Ridge – Route 2
The main route is a linear walk suitable for anyone of average fitness, but for those who wish to make it circular, it’s easy enough to turn right at the summit and to follow the ridge west, following an intermittent hilltop track close to the stone boundary wall, until you reach an obvious cleft in the ridge at Howgate. Pass the farm towards the road and follow it back to the car park.
Tinto South Side – Route 3
An alternative route starts from Wiston Lodge on the south side of the hill. This route can be so quiet that it’s hard to believe it’s the same hill. This is a much steeper route and the path at times is not so obvious, but it does offer great views of the Clyde Valley and Southern Uplands.