Braidwood, South Lanarkshire

Braidwood, South Lanarkshire

Braidwood is a small village, near Carluke, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The medieval barony of Braidwood included the Tower of Hallbar.

Braidwood House, former seat of Lord Clydesmuir, is one of the major local landmarks. Over the years it has been a home for sufferers of cerebral palsy run by Capability Scotland and is now home to the South of Scotland offices of the Forestry Commission. Braidwood House was also briefly home to the Airborne Initiative, formerly of Glengonnar outside Abington, who specialised in outward-bound style training for young offenders. However the Airborne's funding was subsequently withdrawn by the Scottish Executive, after the airing of a controversial BBC documentary "Chancers".

Many houses are planned to be built in Braidwood by 2007/08.

External links

* [http://www.musicpro.co.uk/sites/lanarkshire360/pages/braidwood_pano_03.html 360 Degree Panorama of Braidwood Loch.]

ee also

*List of places in South Lanarkshire


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