About Carstairs

Carstairs lies in South Lanarkshire's countryside along the A73, easily reached from the M74 at Junction 11 or via Lanark 6km west. The village sits near Carstairs Junction's important railway interchange, with over 20 EV charging points available locally. It houses Scotland's State Hospital, the country's only maximum security psychiatric facility operating since 1948.

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Carstairs is in Scotland, at 55.696, -3.691 - about 19 km south of Longford Crofts.

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