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A Sense Of Place.
The small river valley community of Douglasdale is a haven of rurality, wedged between the Glasgow conurbation and the rugged upland edges of Southern Scotland.
The seat of the war-like Douglases and the home of the UK’s very first windfarm, it is a living community at the juncture of the key arterial routes of the M74 and the A70.
The meanders of the Douglas Water; its fertile pastures; native and commercial forestry and upland grazing provide a backdrop for its curious mix of mediaeval and industrial architecture and, of course, the opportunities and challenges of modern life.
Small, yet with a story far greater than the sum of its parts, it is fiercely proud of its rich and ancient history, and equally positive about its place in the here and now.
1 hour
from Glasgow
via M74
1.5 hours
from Edinburgh
via A70
