Hotels in Lanark
Lanark lies high on the east bank of the River Clyde, close to its confluence with the Mouse Water. Its strategic location guarding the Clyde Valley was first recognised by the Romans, who built a fortification on what is now known as Castle Hill, an outcrop south west of the centre of the town which drops steeply into the valley.
The Romans were followed by others in fortifying this site, and in 978 King Kenneth II held at least one Parliament here. Lanark Castle was later a residence of David I and William the Lion: and in 1140 David granted Lanark the status of a Royal Burgh.
The next chapter in Lanark's history is remembered by a plaque on a stone plinth set in an unpromising gap between two buildings facing across to St Nicholas' Church. It states: "Here stood the house of William Wallace who in Lanark in 1297 first drew sword to free his native land."
"Braveheart" was a great film that did much for Scots' sense of identity: though at some cost to our sense of history.
By July 1297 Wallace was already an outlaw. He was visiting his wife, Marion Braidfoot, and his baby daughter in Lanark when the English Sheriff, Sir William Heselrig, learned of his presence in the town. The English troops arrived from Lanark Castle to arrest him, but Wallace escaped after a fight. Marion Braidfoot did not, and Sir William Heselrig had her killed when she refused to say where Wallace was hiding.
That same night Wallace and his men attacked and took Lanark Castle. Wallace killed Heselrig in his bed, then ordered the slaughter the entire English garrison. This was the spark that lit the revolt that culminated in the Battle of Stirling Bridge on 11 September 1297. Heselrig's death was later one of the charges laid against Wallace at his brief trial in London in 1305.
11 hotels
HOTELS
Location: Lanark
Distance: 0.66 miles
Rating: 3*
Prices From: £55.00
Location: Lanark
Distance: 0.68 miles
Rating: 3*
Prices From: £79.00
Location: Lanark
Distance: 0.70 miles
Rating: 4*
Prices From: £79.00
Location: Clyde Valley
Distance: 5.92 miles
Rating: 3*
Prices From: £65.00
Location: South Lanarkshire
Distance: 6.26 miles
Rating: 3*
Prices From: £65.00
Location: Lanark
Distance: 7.22 miles
Rating: 4*
Prices From: £60.00
Location: Larkhall South Lanarkshire
Distance: 7.30 miles
Rating: 3*
Prices From: £50.00
Location: Wishaw
Distance: 7.35 miles
Rating: 3*
Prices From: £38.00
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