Jock’s Glen from Rosebank
Date: 19 October 2025
Leader: Idris
Grade: B
Number on walk: 11
Length 19 km. Ascent 400 m.
Hills climbed: None.
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Mauldslie Castle West Lodge
This Gothic style 19th century lodge was completed in 1861 along with the adjacent bridge over the River Clyde to control access to the now demolished Mauldslie Castle.
Morning tea break at the triangulation pillar erected to mark the birthplace of General Roy
General Roy (1726 – 1790) is commemorated as he laid the groundwork for the Ordnance Survey, founded a year after his death.
Wonderful autumn colours in Jock’s Glen
Extensive views of the fertile farmland in the Clyde Valley
Lunch on the banks of the River Clyde near Crossford
The view looking towards Lanark from Crossford’s 18th century bridge
Craignethan Castle
This ruined 16th-century fortress now in the care of Historic Scotland was made famous by Sir Walter Scott as the inspiration for Tillietudlem Castle in his novel ‘Old Mortality’.
The return to Rosebank along a clear track covered with beech leaves