East Mains, East Kilbride
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East Mains is an area of the
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East Kilbride East Kilbride (; ), sometimes referred to as EK, is the largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland, and the country's sixth-largest locality by population. Historically a small village, it was designated Scotland's first "new town" on 6 Ma ...
, in
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. It lies to the north of the town centre and the Village, between West Mains and Calderwood.


Geography

East Mains is a large residential area, and also the site of the East Kilbride Arts Centre which holds local exhibitions, art classes and hosts showings of music, theatre and arthouse films. The majority of houses in East Mains were constructed for workers at
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, one of the town's main employers.


Notable buildings and structures

East Mains is home to East Kilbride's oldest surviving house, Rose Mound. Believed to have been constructed in the early 1640s, the house is now owned by a private company who intend to renovate it and transform its grounds into Residential Flats for the Aged. 96-98 Main Street in East Mains is a listed heritage building of former parish council chambers, dating to 1913. There is a war memorial.


References

Areas of East Kilbride {{SouthLanarkshire-geo-stub