Carnwath
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Carnwath (Gaelic: A' Chathair Nuadh; English: ford of the cairn) is a moorland village on the southern edge of the Pentland Hills of Lanarkshire, Scotland. The village lies about 30 mi (50 km) south of both Edinburgh and Glasgow. It is bounded by the North Medwyn and South Medwyn watercourses.