Located in the Southern Uplands, Biggar is a burgh is South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is situated along the banks of the River Clyde and is only about 30 miles from Edinburgh. You can easily drive to Biggar when you take the A702. It is a small town with a population of about 2000, but it does serve as the centre for the surrounding rural area. The closest towns to Biggar are Lanark and Peebles. Biggar is strategically located close to two of the largest rivers in Scotland – the Clyde and the Tweed. As a result, it has always been an important area for settlement and there is evidence that people lived here as far back as the Mesolithic period. In fact the A702 follows what used to be an old Roman road in the area. In the 12th century, the Normans built a motte and bailey castle in Biggar. A motte was a raised earth mound and topped with a wooden structure called a keep. The bailey was the courtyard surrounded by a wooden fence. At the same time as the castle was constructed, the Normans built the first permanent crossing of Biggar Burn. The first church was built here in 1164 at the same site as the present-day church.
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