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Touring Carfin in United Kingdom
Carfin in the region of Scotland with its 980 citizens is located in United Kingdom - some 336 mi or ( 540 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital city .
Time in Carfin is now 03:05 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Uddingston, Strathaven, Stirling, Sheffield, and Perth. Being here already, consider visiting Uddingston . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Carfin ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Train Driver's Winter Cab View
Early morning train ride after heavy snowfall just after sunrise in Glasgow. ..
Trip through Chapelhall & Airdrie in the Artic
Just to check video quality on the Nokia 5800 ..
Motherwell to Bridgeton in MSTS (via Bellshill)
Glas-Car V3 Progress Video Remember, it's a work in progress and not always possible to re-create real-life. Here's a trip from Motherwell to Bridgeton. Cambuslang is only station not included as work ..
UnionBears Three Little Birds
Motherwell away 31/3/12 sitting with TBO&UB07 ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Carfin Grotto
Carfin Lourdes Grotto, a Roman Catholic shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes, was created in the early twentieth century. The "Carfin Grotto", as the shrine is locally referred to, was the brainchild of Father, later Canon, Thomas N. Taylor (died 1963), parish priest of St. Francis Xavier's Parish in the small, mining village of Carfin, which lies two miles east of Motherwell, in the West of Scotland.
Located at 55.81 -3.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Brannock High School
Brannock High School is a non-denominational, co-educational comprehensive secondary school in Newarthill, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is situated on Loanhead Road.
Located at 55.81 -3.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Taylor High School (New Stevenston)
Taylor High School is a six-year Roman Catholic comprehensive secondary school in New Stevenston, Motherwell, Scotland. It is named after Monsignor Thomas Nimmo Taylor who was Parish Priest at St. Francis Xavier Church, Carfin for almost 50 years and who was responsible for the development of the Carfin Lourdes Grotto in 1922.
Located at 55.81 -3.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Ravenscraig steelworks
The Ravenscraig steelworks, operated by Colvilles and from 1967 by British Steel, consisted of an integrated iron and steel works and a hot strip steel mill. They were located in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Motherwell was noted as the steel production capital of Scotland, nicknamed Steelopolis. Its skyline was dominated by the gas holder and three cooling towers of the Ravenscraig steel plant which closed in 1992.
Located at 55.79 -3.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Roman Catholic Diocese of Motherwell
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Motherwell is an ecclesiastical diocese of the Catholic Church in Scotland. The diocese, which was erected on 25 May 1947 from the Archdiocese of Glasgow, is led by the Bishop of Motherwell currently the Right Reverend Joseph Devine. In 2004 the Catholic population, proportionately the largest in Scotland and second largest in Great Britain, was 165,100 from a total population of 633,000.
Located at 55.79 -3.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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