Rigside is a small village in

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, about from the town of

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, and less than from Douglas Water. It lies on the A70 road to

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, and has approximately 800 inhabitants. Rigside is a former mining village. The village has one shop, a takeaway cafe, a public house, and a doctor's surgery. The village has very limited public transport links so most of the villagers have access to a car. The village has a nursery and primary school, both located on Muirfoot Road next to the recently upgraded play park and skate park. The houses in the village are heated in order by ASHP, coal, oil, and LPG. There is no mains gas in the village. There is a mixture of both private and council owned houses which are being upgraded to ASHP from solid fuel.

Climate

Drumalbin is a

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weather station near Rigside, situated at an elevation of 245 m.

References

External links

Rigside website

Villages in South Lanarkshire Mining communities in Scotland {{SouthLanarkshire-geo-stub