Lesmahagow

Lesmahagow (Gaelic: Lios MoChuda) is a small town on the edge of moorland, near Lanark in the central belt of Scotland, and is also known as Abbey Green.

The ruins of a 12th century church are located in the village. The village is also the headquarters of the Scottish branch of the International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).[1]

Famous people
  • John Cairncross, spy, the fifth man in the infamous 'Cambridge Five'.
  • Alexander Muir, composer of the Canadian patriotic song 'Maple Leaf Forever'

References
  1. "ISKCON SCOTLAND".


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