Council area of Scotland
Place in Scotland
South Lanarkshire (Scots : Sooth Lanrikshire ; Scottish Gaelic : Siorrachd Lannraig a Deas ) is one of 32 unitary authorities of Scotland . It borders the south-east of the Glasgow City council area and contains some of Greater Glasgow 's suburban towns , as well as many rural towns and villages. It also shares borders with Dumfries and Galloway , East Ayrshire , East Renfrewshire , North Lanarkshire , the Scottish Borders and West Lothian . It includes most of the historic county of Lanarkshire .
Governance
South Lanarkshire is served by the South Lanarkshire Council. The council has its headquarters in Hamilton , has 16,000 employees, and a budget of almost £1bn.
Geography
The large and varied geographical territory takes in rural and upland areas, market towns such as Lanark , Strathaven and Carluke , the urban burghs of Rutherglen , Cambuslang , and East Kilbride which was Scotland's first new town .
Settlements
The largest settlements in South Lanarkshire.
Largest settlements by population:
Settlement
Population (2020)[1]
East Kilbride
75,310
Hamilton
54,480
Rutherglen
30,950
Cambuslang
30,790
Blantyre
16,800
Larkhall
15,030
Carluke
13,810
Lanark
8,880
Strathaven
8,090
Bothwell
6,870
Uddingston
6,300
Stonehouse
5,550
Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood
4,380
Lesmahagow
4,300
Law
3,090
Biggar
2,640
Other settlements
Places of interest
Bothwell Castle
Calderglen Country Park , East Kilbride
Chatelherault Country Park , Hamilton, including Cadzow Castle
Clyde Valley
Craignethan Castle
David Livingstone Centre , Blantyre
Dollan Aqua Centre , East Kilbride
Falls of Clyde
Hamilton Mausoleum
James Hamilton Heritage Park, East Kilbride
John Hastie Museum, Strathaven
Lanark Loch
Little Sparta , near Dunsyre near Lanark
Low Parks Museum , Hamilton
New Lanark , a World Heritage Site
Rutherglen Town Hall and medieval church tower
Sites of the Battle of Drumclog and the Battle of Bothwell Bridge
Strathaven Castle
Wilsontown Ironworks
Tertiary education
See also
References
External links
Towns Villages and hamlets