Lanark: The Tolbooth
Among the historic towns of Scotland, Lanark stands out for the Tolbooth at the centre of its long High Street. This late-18th-century civic building, erected in 1778, was designed as a courthouse and prison; its tower and clock remain defining features of the town centre. Lanark developed as a market town and still concentrates shops, services and daily life along this broad route. The River Clyde runs west of the town, while the UNESCO-listed former mill settlement of New Lanark lies farther downstream. Together, the High Street and Tolbooth give Lanark a distinctly civic Lowland character, rather than the monumental scale of Scotland’s larger cities.
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Lanark is best known within Scotland for its close association with New Lanark, the UNESCO World Heritage former mill village on the River Clyde. The town stands on the Mouse Water, a Clyde tributary, and has long served as a market centre for the surrounding Clydesdale countryside. Lanark’s status as a royal burgh is reflected in the annual Lanimer festivities, when local traditions celebrate the historic boundaries of the burgh. Nearby New Lanark preserves the cotton-mill community where Robert Owen introduced influential social and educational reforms in the early 19th century. Discover other points of interest through webcams located across Lanark and the Clyde Valley.
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