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Lenzie Moss

Lenzie Moss

2.25km from River Kelvin

Lenzie Moss is a local nature reserve in Lenzie, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is a boggy, marshy area that has not been built on. The reserve comprises lowland raised bogs, which were extensively exploited for peat, and now feature the characteristics of peat cutting, and several acres of deciduous woodland mainly made up of silver birch. The area is a sanctuary for wildlife, including rabbits, deer and foxes.

Forth and Clyde Canal

Forth and Clyde Canal

2.25km from River Kelvin

The Forth and Clyde Canal is a canal opened in 1790, crossing central Scotland to link the Firth of Clyde and the Firth of Forth and provided a safe route for coasters during the war with France. Pleasure steamers used the canal from 1893 until the outbreak of World War II. The canal is 35 miles long and it runs from the River Carron at Grangemouth to the River Clyde at Bowling, and had an important basin at Port Dundas in Glasgow.

Antermony Loch

Antermony Loch

3km from River Kelvin

Anternomy Loch is a freshwater lake in the Scottish Lowlands. It is located at the foot of the Campsie Fells about one kilometer east of the village of Milton of Campsie and about twelve kilometers northeast of Glasgow in the Council Area East Dunbartonshire . The lake is accessible by car from Glasgow via the A803 . Anternomy Loch is best known as a fishing area where brown trout and rainbow trout can be caught. In addition, Anternomy Loch has a rich bird life. Coots , swans , ducks and cormor

Gadloch

Gadloch

3.06km from River Kelvin

The Gadloch is a fresh water loch in North Lanarkshire, situated near the town of Lenzie, Scotland. The Gadloch was originally much larger, but was reduced by the addition of a drainage tunnel. Local folklore has it that the tunnel was excavated by Napoleonic Prisoners of War, though it is generally accepted that the tunnel predates that period

Cawder Golf Club

Cawder Golf Club

5.25km from River Kelvin

Cawder Golf Club is just 10 minutes from Glasgow city centre, the peaceful, picturesque setting lets you forget about the busy city lifestyle and members lose themselves in the beautiful game of golf. The natural beauty of the Campsie hills, surrounded by a wonderful woodland, and with the Antonine Wall and Kelvin river meandering through the courses provides our members with some of the best views any Scottish golf course has to offer.

Bar Hill Roman Fort (Antonine Wall)

Bar Hill Roman Fort (Antonine Wall)

5.39km from River Kelvin

Bar Hill Fort was a Roman fort on the Antonine Wall in Scotland. It was built around the year 142 A.D. Bar Hill Fort was one of 16 known forts along the Antonine Wall, which was built across Scotland's central belt from AD 140.

Antonine Wall

Antonine Wall

5.4km from River Kelvin

The Antonine Wall, known to the Romans as Vallum Antonini, was a turf fortification on stone foundations, built by the Romans across what is now the Central Belt of Scotland, between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde. Built some twenty years after Hadrian's Wall to the south, and intended to supersede it, while it was garrisoned it was the northernmost frontier barrier of the Roman Empire. It spanned approximately 63 kilometres and was about 3 metres high and 5 metres wide.

Belhaven Park

Belhaven Park

5.46km from River Kelvin

The park covers an area of 4.5 Hectares. It has an attractive layout of ornamental trees, shrubs and flower beds. Hanging baskets and flowering bulbs add more colour to the park during the spring and summertime. One of the iconic allocation for a walk and also yu can spend some good time in this area.

Cort-ma Law

Cort-ma Law

6.02km from River Kelvin

Cort-ma Law is a summit in the Campsie Fells region or range in Scotland. Cort-ma Law East Top is 526 metres high. All the walking routes up Cort-ma Law East Top on Mud and Routes can be found below. The top can be identified by the No Obvious Features.. Other Notes: . Cort-ma Law East Top is a child summit of Meikle Bin. It was a good trekking destination and also you can spend some beautiful time by its nice views.

Broadwood Loch

Broadwood Loch

6.66km from River Kelvin

Broadwood Loch is a man-made loch with surrounding woodland, grassland and lowland peat bog habitats. The wildlife ponds are home to damselflies and dragonflies and swallows can be seen swooping overhead in summer. There is a circular walk round the loch.

Luggie Water

Luggie Water

6.82km from River Kelvin

The Luggie Water is one of two streams which flow out of Cumbernauld. The Scottish New Town’s name derives from the Gaelic for "the meeting of the waters" and it’s possible this refers to the Luggie Water and the Red Burn, both of which run through Cumbernauld but which never meet.

Auchinstarry Quarry

Auchinstarry Quarry

6.97km from River Kelvin

Auchinstarry Quarry is a central belt Dolerite quarry near Croy, that has been landscaped to provide a pleasant enough venue. Has the benefit of being close to a main line train-station, making it easy to reach for those in Glasgow or Edinburgh without a car. For those with a car, parking is very close - one of those belay from the car venues. It is a very popular rock-climbing destination, boasting a very wide range of climbing.

Auchinstarry Marina Auchinstarry

Auchinstarry Marina Auchinstarry

7.03km from River Kelvin

Auchinstarry is a 50 berth marina with long and short term moorings and if you fancy setting sail along the canals why not sign up for inland waterways training with Seaskills The Forth & Clyde Canal Society also operate barges for hire along the canal. If its adventure you’re looking for you will find at Outdoor Trax, where you can hire mountain bikes, canoes and kayaks or why not why try rock climbing and abseiling within the nearby quarry.

Seven Lochs Wetland Park

Seven Lochs Wetland Park

7.24km from River Kelvin

The Seven Lochs Wetland Park is an exemplar of Green Network planning and delivery demonstrating how the integration of new green infrastructure into planned development will protect the areas natural resources while delivering a major new visitor attraction. The park will combine many existing features, including four local nature reserves; Bishop Loch, Cardowan Moss, Commonhead Moss and Hogganfield Park; Drumpellier Country Park which includes Woodend Loch SSSI and Lochend Loch.

Burngreen Park

Burngreen Park

7.36km from River Kelvin

Burngreen park situated between the Ebroch and Garrel burns covers an area of one hectare. It is a formal park with attractive floral displays and green spaces. Other features include the war memorial for the people of Kilsyth and the recently restored bandstand and drinking fountain.

Allanfauld Farm

Allanfauld Farm

7.6km from River Kelvin

Allanfauld is a family farm run by Archie and Libby MacGregor, situated close to the town of Kilsyth, deep in the heart of the Scottish countryside. They offer comfortable and relaxing accommodation on a working beef and sheep farm, ensuring an unforgettable holiday experience.

Kilsyth Hills

Kilsyth Hills

7.93km from River Kelvin

Kilsyth is a town and civil parish in North Lanarkshire, roughly halfway between Glasgow and Stirling in Scotland. The estimated population is 9,860. The town is famous for the Battle of Kilsyth and the religious revivals of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. The town now has links with Cumbernauld at one time being part of Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council. The towns also have the same members of parliament at Holyrood and Westminster.

Bardowie Loch

Bardowie Loch

8.08km from River Kelvin

Bardowie Loch has a dinghy sailing club. The dinghy section is part of the Clyde Cruising Club. It's a very peaceful spot which is used for sailing with the Clyde Cruising Club Dinghy Section at the eastern end of the site. On the northern side of the loch you'll also find the 16th century Bardowie Castle, a category A listed building.

Lochend park

Lochend park

8.15km from River Kelvin

Lochend Park is a public park in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is situated in the Lochend / Restalrig area, next to Lochend Castle and near Meadowbank Stadium. The loch with its wide range of waterfowl is the main attraction, but there are also historical buildings, a children's play area, and sports areas. The park was awarded a Green Flag in 2012 in recognition of it being a quality greenspace. Within the park there is a 16th-century doocot which is Category B listed.

Meikle Bin

Meikle Bin

8.45km from River Kelvin

Meikle Bin is a peak in the Campsie Fells in Central Scotland. It is the second highest of the group at 570m and with that height it is classified as a Marilyn. The hill is a prominent local landmark for the people of the towns surrounding the Campsie Fells. It was the site of a fatal accident in January 1950, when a Fairey Firefly of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm crashed just below the summit in low cloud while en route to HMS Sanderling Naval Air Station. Both crewmen were killed on impact. Wre

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River Kelvin

River Kelvin

River Kelvin, Glasgow, UK

The River Kelvin is a tributary of the River Clyde in northern and northeastern Glasgow, Scotland. It rises on the moor south east of the village of Banton, east of Kilsyth. At almost 22 miles long, it initially flows south to Dullatur Bog where it falls into a man made trench and takes a ninety degree turn flowing west through Strathkelvin and along the northern boundary of the bog parallel with the Forth and Clyde Canal.