Ten interesting Facts about Lanarkshire...
 

1. Lanarkshire hosted the 2011 International Childrens Games
 

In 2011 Lanarkshire hosted the International Childrens Games which brought young athletes from all over the world to compete in a mini Commonwealth Games.
 

2. We're world famous.

Just like amazing places such as the Taj Mahal, the Pyramids in Egypt, the Acropolis in Athens, New Lanark is a UNESCO World Heritage Site - and has been since 2001.
 

3. Row, row, row your boat.
 

The world's biggest rowing event, the World Masters Regatta, took place in Strathclyde Country Park in 2005.

4. A ripe old age.

Do you know who was the world's oldest man? John Taylor, a miner from Leadhills. Born in 1633, he died in 1770 - at the age of 137!

5. We've got the power.

Scottish Power's oldest hydro-electric generating plants are the Hydro Power stations on the Falls of Clyde in the Falls of Clyde Reserve within New Lanark World Heritage Site.

6. Hail to the chief.

Home to the Livingston and Fleming families, Kilsyth is the birthplace of several ancestors of ex-US President George W Bush!

7. Wait for it...

At 15 seconds, Hamilton Mausoleum has the longest echo of any building in the world.

8. Striking gold

Weighing 27oz, the biggest gold nugget ever found in the UK was discovered in Lanarkshire. Don't start a new gold rush though - that was back in 1502!
 

9. Call of the wild

There are over 100 species of birds - including peregrine falcons - in the stunning Falls of Clyde Nature Reserve, covering 59 hectares.
 

10. Early curling

You'll find one of the oldest curling ponds in Scotland on the Colzium estate in Kilsyth - and the town was home to the world's first
curling club in 1716.