Carfin is a small village to the north-east of Motherwell, Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 on the road to Newarthill

Newarthill

Newarthill is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, situated roughly three miles north-west of the town of Motherwell. It has a population of around 7,800. The Member of Parliament for the local area is Pamela Nash. The Member of the Scottish Parliament for the local area is Michael McMahon...

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Local facilities

The closest secondary school

Secondary school

Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...

 is Taylor High School in nearby New Stevenston

New Stevenston

New Stevenston is a small village situated outside Motherwell in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.SchoolsThe village is served by two primary schools: St.Patrick's Primary School & New Stevenston Primary School which share a joint campus incorporating New Stevenston Library.Secondary education is...

. Since this is a Roman Catholic school, the nearest Nondenominational secondary school is Brannock High School

Brannock High School

Brannock High School is a non-denominational, co-educational comprehensive secondary school in Newarthill, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is situated on Loanhead Road.-Headteacher and Management Team:The Headteacher is Mr Colquhoun...

 in Newarthill.

Carfin has strong Irish Catholic links, this is present in Carfin Grotto

Carfin Grotto

Carfin Grotto, a shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes was the idea of Father, later Canon, Thomas N. Taylor , parish priest of St. Francis Xavier's Parish in Carfin, two miles east of Motherwell, in the West of Scotland...

 a famous pilgrimage place, with extensive gardens and a visitors centre/cafe.There are many places of worship in Carfin. A church hall is present and a small mosque for Muslims, which in 2006 was moved to a bigger Mosque near Mossend, Bellshill. A community church met in the community centre but due to an increase in attendance has moved to a larger community centre in Craigneuk

Craigneuk

Craigneuk is a suburb of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The original village of Craigneuk was located in the area where Meadowhead Road meets Glasgow Road. It was originally part of Dalziel parish along with the other rural weaving villages of Flemington, Windmillhill and Motherwell....

, Wishaw

Wishaw

Wishaw is a large town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is on the edge of the Clyde Valley, 15 miles south-east of Glasgow....

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The outskirts of Carfin do offer some interest, with a private golf club/rugby fields/driving range complex situated between Carfin & Holytown

Holytown

Holytown is a small village outside Motherwell in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.-History:The area was born and grew on the back of the nearby coal mining industries in the 18th century, although the roots of the town stretch back to at least the 17th Century, where records show that a meeting house...

. The Google Earth marker is on the SE corner of the BOC site at Dalziel Park

Dalziel Park

Dalziel Park is an area located between the small villages of Cleland, Carfin and Newarthill in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Other nearby settlements include the large town of Motherwell and the new town of Ravenscraig. The area consists of an estate, a sports facility , a golf course and a clubhouse...

 rather than on the main area of Carfin. Carfin is also next-door to the new settlement of Ravenscraig

Ravenscraig

Ravenscraig is an area of land located in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Ravenscraig was previously inhabited by steel industry workers, as it was formerly the site of Ravenscraig steelworks...

, currently under construction.

The golf course, named after Sam Torrance

Sam Torrance

Sam Torrance OBE is a Scottish professional golfer and sports commentator. He was one of the leading players on the European Tour from the mid 1970s to the late 1990s, with 21 Tour wins. Torrance was a member of European Ryder Cup teams on eight occasions, from 1981 to 1995 consecutively; he was...

 (Torrance Park), was funded by Rangers

Rangers F.C.

Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...

 chairman David Murray

David Murray (Scottish businessman)

Sir David Edward Murray is a Scottish entrepreneur, businessman and former owner and chairman of Rangers Football Club....

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Carfin was also spelled as caerfin.

Transport

Carfin railway station

Carfin railway station

Carfin railway station is a railway station serving both Carfin and Newarthill in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is southeast of Glasgow Central railway station on the Shotts Line between Glasgow and Edinburgh....

 provides the hub for transport to Glasgow

Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

, with the local bus stops providing easy access to Motherwell and surrounding towns. These services do not operate on Sundays. It lies on the outskirts of Carfin (Confusingly, the station is in a housing estate that is classed as being a part of nearby Newarthill).

Climate

The climate is temperate, agreeing with the temperate climate of northern Britain.