Cartland Craigs facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Cartland Craigs
known locally as Cartland Crags
Sign at the Cartland Bridge entrance to the reserve.
Cartland Craigs Location in South Lanarkshire
Location	South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Nearest city	Lanark
Area	10.29 hectares
Established	1953: Cartland Craigs is notified as a Site of Special Scientific Interest 1987: Cartland Craigs is declared a part of the Clyde Valley Woodlands National Nature Reserve
Governing body	Scottish Natural Heritage

Cartland Craigs (known locally as Cartland Crags) is a woodland on the outskirts of Lanark, South Lanarkshire, in Scotland. It is a national nature reserve and is one of six areas which together form the Clyde Valley Woodlands (the other five being Cleghorn Glen, Falls of Clyde, Chatelherault, Nethan Gorge and Mauldslie Woods). The reserve is maintained by Scottish Natural Heritage.

Cartland Craigs is adjacent to Cleghorn Glen and is the smaller of the two. The footpaths merge to form a 4.5 km walk. The Cartland Bridge is at the main Lanark entrance to the reserve and the Moose Bridge is between Cartland Craigs and Cleghorn Glen.

The remains of the Castle Qua fort lie on the reserve and can be seen from the footpath.