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About New Lanark

New Lanark lies in a spectacular Clyde valley gorge, 2km south of Lanark via the A73. This UNESCO World Heritage site draws visitors along the M74 corridor from Glasgow and Edinburgh, both about 45-50km away. The single access road winds dramatically down into the wooded valley, past the River Clyde. The village houses the world's oldest working steam-powered cotton mill machinery from the 1780s.

Where is New Lanark on the map?

New Lanark is in Scotland, at 55.664, -3.782 - about 20 km south-east of Swinhill.

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The closest airport to New Lanark is Edinburgh Airport, 54 km (about 52 min by car). Other airports nearby: Glasgow Airport.

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