Greengairs

Greengairs

Greengairs is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is around 4km south of Cumbernauld, and adjoins the village of Wattston. Former opencast mine workings to the south of the village have been developed as Greengairs Landfill, the largest landfill site in Scotland.


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