David Livingstone Centre
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David Livingstone Centre
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Birthplace museum of Scotland's greatest missionary-explorer, set in 20 acres of parkland and woodland garden. Opening times: 1 Apr to 24 Dec, Mon?Sat 10-5, Sun 12.30-5. Scotland's most famous explorer and missionary was born here in 1813, in a single-roomed house in Shuttle Row - today a Grade A listed tenement. It is now part of the museum that tells the story of Livingstone's explorations in Africa and is home to a wide range of his personal belongings and travel aids. Find out how he grew from a lowly factory boy to become an African explorer and a hero of the Victorian age. The museum also gives a fascinating insight into the harsh conditions endured by industrial workers in the 19th century.
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Lanarkshire
The county of Lanarkshire is split into North and South and surrounded by many counties - Stirling, Falkirk, West Lothian, Scottish Borders, Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire and Glasgow. The county is probably most famous for The New Lanark World Heritage Site which was built in 1785 by David Dale, a Scottish industrialist, to take advantage of the water power of the Falls of Clyde, to spin cotton much of which is commemorated at Summerlee Heritage Park.