Roberton, South Lanarkshire

Lamington railway station served the village of Lamington, South Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1848 to 1965 on the Caledonian main line.

Wiston is a small village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located 13 miles (21 km) south east of Lanark and 8 miles (13 km) south west of Biggar. Located in the Southern Uplands it is immediately to the south of Tinto, one of the highest points in the locality. The Garf Water, a tributary of the River Clyde, runs through the village. The village has hosted the Tinto Folk Music Festival. Wiston Lodge is a former Victorian hunting lodge built in the 1850s set in a 55-acre (22 ha) estate. It is now a venue for team-building activities including programmes leading to John Muir Awards.

Lamington is a conservation village in South Lanarkshire in Scotland, roughly between Biggar and Lanark and sits astride the A702 trunk road. It is reputed to be the home of Marion Braidfute, legendary wife of William Wallace.It has also been claimed that the village gave its name to the Lamington sponge cake popular in Australia.

Lamington Tower was a 16th-century tower house, constructed by William Baillie of Lamington, near Lamington, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The tower house was occupied until the 18th century when it was blown up to provide building materials. The tower perimeter measures 38.75 feet (11.81 m) by 31.75 feet (9.68 m) and the ground floor was vaulted.

Tinto is an isolated hill in the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It comprises little more than one top, which stands on the west bank of the River Clyde, some 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Biggar. The peak is also called "Tinto Tap", with the name Tinto possibly deriving from the Scottish Gaelic word teinnteach, meaning "fiery", which may refer to its ancient past as a look out beacon. Further known as the "Hill of Fire" it is also suggested exposed red hue felsite rock visible in many places on the hill helped gave rise to this name due to the effect seen when a setting sun illuminates the hillside. At the summit sits "Tinto Cairn", and with a diameter of 45 m (148 ft) and a height of 6 m (20 ft) it is one of the largest Bronze Age round cairns in Scotland, most of which are found at lower elevations.An old Scots children's rhyme tells of the "kist in the mist" at "Tintock tap", kist being the Scots word for "chest". It is accessible for walking and is one of the premier locations for hanggliding and paragliding. Tinto is located near the small villages of Thankerton and Wiston. Tinto is also the venue for one of the most popular hill running races in Scotland which is held annually in November.

Symington is a small village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Biggar, 10 miles (16 km) east of Douglas and 13 miles (21 km) southeast of Carluke. Geographical features near Symington include Tinto Hill, the Coulter Hills and the River Clyde. A map by Pont in 1596 showed two St John's Kirks in a small settlement, and another map by Roy in 1754 showed a mill to the east.

Symington railway station served the village of Symington in Scotland between 1848 and 1965. It was on the main line of the Caledonian Railway and for most of its life was the junction for the branch to Peebles.

Thankerton railway station served the village of Thankerton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, from 1848 to 1965 on the Caledonian main line.

Thankerton is a small village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. It is located between Biggar and Lanark, and situated between Quothquan Law and Tinto (two local hills). Thankerton's name derives from an early feudal lord called Thancard the Fleming, and means Thancard's enclosure. Ton is Old English for an enclosed settlement, and evolved into the modern English word town. Thancard was probably one of the Flemish knights who accompanied David I to Scotland to claim the Scottish throne and as such was rewarded with grants of land in Scotland. To the west of Thankerton is a hamlet called Eastend, on the south edge of the Carmichael Estate, whose main house, Eastend House, was used by the Polish Army between August 1940 and May 1941. A stone in the house, with the Polish eagle on it, commemorates the event.

The A72 road is a major route in Scotland connecting Hamilton in South Lanarkshire, with Galashiels in the Scottish Borders. It travels for over 97 kilometres (60 mi) in a south-easterly direction, along the Clyde and Tweed valleys, passing the towns of Larkhall, Lanark, Biggar and Peebles.

Unthank is a small village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Covington is a village and civil parish in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies in Clydesdale, four miles west of Biggar and about 40 miles from both Edinburgh and Glasgow. The parish, which includes the village of Thankerton, had a population of 761 at the 2022 census. The name Covington was first recorded in the late 12th century in the Latin form Villa Colbani, meaning "Colban's or Cowan's village", and 20 years later as Colbaynistun.