Carstairs Junction
Place in South Lanarkshire, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.689, -3.667 |
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| OS grid ref: | NS 95 45 |
| Population: | 780 |
| Dialling code: | 01555 (Lanark) |
Carstairs Junction in South Lanarkshire, Scotland is a small settlement that grew up around a railway interchange on the West Coast Main Line. The station and junction are the village’s defining features, where routes diverge towards Glasgow and Edinburgh, and it sits in a largely rural landscape of rolling farmland and the nearby Clyde Valley.
Historically the hamlet owes its existence to Victorian railway building, and the presence of the high‑security State Hospital at Carstairs has also shaped local identity and employment. Today the local economy mixes agriculture with commuting to nearby towns such as Lanark and bigger cities, and the community retains a quiet, tight‑knit character despite the strategic transport role of the junction.
Postcode districts covering Carstairs Junction
Most populated places nearby
- Edinburgh 24.2 miles38.9 km
- East Kilbride 21 miles33.8 km
- Livingston 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Hamilton 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Cumbernauld 22.2 miles35.8 km
- Coatbridge 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Airdrie 17 miles27.4 km
- Falkirk 22.2 miles35.8 km
- Motherwell 14.3 miles23 km
- Rutherglen 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Wishaw 11.8 miles19 km
- Cambuslang 21 miles33.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Carstairs Place 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Carnwath Place 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Clydesdale North Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Lanark Place 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Forth Place 5.4 miles8.8 km
- Kirkfieldbank Place 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Symington Place 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Braidwood Place 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Carluke Place 7 miles11.3 km
- Clydesdale West Ward 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Biggar Place 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Crossford Place 7.8 miles12.6 km
Example postcodes in Carstairs Junction
ML11 8PR, ML11 8QZ, ML11 8PQ, ML11 8RJ, ML11 8SE, ML11 8QY, ML11 8RE, ML11 8PN, ML11 8RG … See all
Transport links
- Edinburgh Airport 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Glasgow International Airport 32.4 miles52.1 km
- Carstairs Junction 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Lanark Railway Station 4.3 miles6.9 km
Hotels near Carstairs Junction Ad
- New Lanark Mill Hotel 4 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Cornhill Castle 4 7.3 miles11.8 km
- The Elphinstone Hotel 3 7.2 miles11.5 km
- The Kirkstyle Hotel 7.1 miles11.4 km
- The Popinjay Hotel 3 9.5 miles15.3 km
Schools in Carstairs Junction
- Carstairs Junction Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- The Lee Estate 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Little Sparta Gardens 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Stonebyres Estate 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Douglas Castle Estate 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Little King Seat Hill 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Rachan House Estate 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Pentland Hills Hill 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Mossfennan Estate 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Fir Park Stadium 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Muirburn Estate 14.3 miles23 km
- Almondvale Stadium Stadium 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Dawyck House Estate 15 miles24.1 km