Editing Strathaven (section)

== Landmarks ==
[[File:Strathaven Castle Tower - geograph.org.uk - 3537293.jpg|thumb|The sole remaining tower of Strathaven Castle]]
The major landmark in the town is [[Strathaven Castle]].<ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=SM2619|desc=Avondale Castle|access-date=19 February 2019}}</ref> Beside the castle lies the Town Mill. Built in 1650 at the behest of [[William Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton|William, the 2nd Duke of Hamilton]], the mill remained in operation until production ceased in 1966. The building, after having undergone repairs and refurbishment since its time in use as a mill, now operates as an Arts and Heritage centre.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About {{!}} Strathaven Town Mill |url=https://www.strathaventownmill.org/about-us/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Strathaven Public Hall]] was designed by Alexander Cullen and completed in 1896.<ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|desc=Former Strathaven Public Hall, Kirk Street And Thomson Street, Strathaven|num= LB50142|access-date=6 October 2022}}</ref>
[[File:Spectacle E'e Falls on the Kype Water, Sandford, Lanarkshire.jpg|thumb|The Spectacle E'e falls on the Kype Water|left]]
Between the town and nearby village [[Sandford, South Lanarkshire|Sandford]] lie the Spectacle E'e ([[Lallans]] word for 'eye') falls. The falls are named so for a local tale of a tryst between a young man and the miller's daughter. The miller disapproved of the young man, finding him unworthy of his daughter's company, and decidedly put an end to the affair. In retaliation, the young man is said to have placed an eye glass in the thatched roof of the mill, thus, through the refracted sunlight, the mill was set ablaze. Ruins of the mill exist today around the waterfall. The falls are accessible by a trail leading from Lesmahagow Road.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Strathaven, Sandford & Spectacle E’e falls |url=https://visitlanarkshire.com/routes/strathaven-sandford-spectacle-ee-falls/ |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=VisitLanarkshire |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Strathaven has two public parks which are adjoined by a bridge over the Powmillon Burn. The lower of the two is the John Hastie Park, named for a local businessman who left a sum in his will to the town for the provision of funds for the park and the former museum which are named in his honour. The higher of the two is the George Allan Park which features a boating pond, an ornate cast-iron bandstand installed in 1902 and a miniature railway. Dating back to 1949, the railway is the oldest of its kind in Scotland. The park is named for the son of local Reverend James Allan whose son, George, was involved in a fatal sporting accident aged only 13. The Reverend Allan donated the funds necessary for the park's foundation which was then named in his son's honour.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Strathaven Park - South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture |url=https://www.slleisureandculture.co.uk/info/117/strathaven_park |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=www.slleisureandculture.co.uk}}</ref>