Douglas Village South West Entrance
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Douglas Village South West Entrance
Image: © Rude Health Taken: 17 Aug 2012
Douglas (Gàidhlig: Dùghlas) is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located on the south bank of the Douglas Water and on the A70 road that links Ayr, on the West coast of Scotland, to Edinburgh on the East, around 12 miles south west of Lanark. The place name is of Gaelic origin, derived from the Old Gaelic dub and glais, meaning "dark stream", in reference to the Douglas Water, in reference to the river. The Douglas family took this name when their ancestors settled here in the 12th century. The village grew to service the nearby Douglas Castle, the seat of the Lords of Douglas.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.553119
Longitude
-3.850537