Ashgill is a village in
South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire (; ) is one of 32 unitary authorities of Scotland. It borders the south-east of the Glasgow City council area and contains some of Greater Glasgow's suburban towns, as well as many rural towns and villages. It also shares bor ...
, Scotland near
Larkhall
Larkhall (, ) is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, around southeast of Glasgow. It is twinned with Seclin in northern France.
Larkhall sits on high ground between the River Clyde to the East and the Avon Water to the West. Larkhall ...
. It is part of the Dalserf parish. The village church dates back to 1889.
It is twinned with
Saint-Cirq-Lapopie
Saint-Cirq-Lapopie (; ) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. It is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The most beautiful villages in France) association.
Its position on a steep cliff 100m above the rive ...
in France.
The village has a shop,
a chip shop and a hairdressers. The village had a small William Low supermarket until 1996.
Urban legend states a property in the villages Clyde view area contains the remains of a wicked witch ‘’old Liz Troll-land’’ of whom is said to troll the boundary of her land to this day.
Famous residents
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Jim McLean
James Yuille McLean (2 August 1937 – 26 December 2020) was a Scottish football player, manager and director. He managed Dundee United between 1971 and 1993, becoming the longest-serving and most successful manager in the club's history, winni ...
Scottish football player
*
John Anderson John Anderson may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* John Anderson (jazz trumpeter) (1921–1974), American musician
* Jon Anderson (John Roy Anderson, born 1944), lead singer of the British band Yes
* John Anderson (producer) (1948–2024 ...
TV personality
References
Villages in South Lanarkshire
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