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| | Overview of South Lanarkshire |
 | | A unitary authority in central Scotland bordering Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow, North Lanarkshire, the Scottish Borders and West Lothian, South Lanarkshire stretches from the Lowther Hills in the Southern Uplands northwards towards Blantyre, Rutherglen, Cambuslang, East Kilbride, Larkhall, Carluke and Hamilton (the administrative centre) on the southern outskirts of Glasgow. |
 | | It is bisected from south to north by the M74 motorway which links the north of England to Glasgow. |
 | | Beyond the urban settlements of Greater Glasgow it is a largely rural area with a handful of market towns including Strathaven, Lanark and Biggar. |
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