Uddingston Railway Bridge – David Livingstone Bridge loop from Blantyre
Uddingston Railway Bridge – David Livingstone Bridge loop from Blantyre
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Uddingston Railway Bridge – David Livingstone Bridge loop from Blantyre
01:23
16.4km
150m
Cycling
Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 15, 2026
Tips
Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 12.6 km for 77 m
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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3.95 km
Blantyreferme World War II Anti-Aircraft Battery
Highlight • Monument
The battery is described as having four emplacements armed with 4.5-inch guns (1942-43 then re-equipped with 3.7-inch guns (1945), command post, magazine, gun store, and other support buildings, with an accommodation camp located to the east. Records indicate the later addition of two further emplacements. A GL Radar mat lay to the northwest of the site, reported to operate Mk II radar in 1942-43.
No significant remains survive of the accommodation camp, and while much of the battery and its buildings can be found, the emplacements have been vandalised, some heavily, while others appear to have been lost in the undergrowth. Numerous small details remain scattered about the site, such as small shelters made of corrugated iron sheeting, and ground features which may be related to sewage handling, such as manhole covers.
Although a third magazine was known to have been reported on the site, possibly under a spoil heap, this was not confirmed until 2009, when it was found buried beneath the spoil during the winter, when the vegetation had died back, and photographs could be taken of the roof, entrance, and storage bays within.
source: secretscotland.org.uk/index.php/Secrets/AABatteryBlantyreferme
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5.82 km
Cows in the Field
Highlight • Natural
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7.56 km
Uddingston Railway Bridge
Highlight • Bridge
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11.6 km
David Livingstone Bridge
Highlight • Historical Site
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11.9 km
David Livingstone Birthplace
Highlight • Monument
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16.4 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
7.06 km
4.08 km
2.28 km
2.21 km
754 m
Surfaces
9.80 km
3.15 km
2.42 km
508 m
496 m
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