Blantyre, Scotland

Blantyre Scottish Gaelic: Baile an t-Saoir blaen tir
Shuttle Row, the birthplace of David Livingstone
Blantyre
Blantyre shown within South Lanarkshire
Population	17,505 (2001)
OS grid reference	NS685575
Civil parish	Blantyre
Council area	South Lanarkshire
Lieutenancy area	Lanarkshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Glasgow
Postcode district	G72
Dialling code	01698
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
Scottish Parliament	Rutherglen
List of places UK Scotland 55°47′35″N 4°05′49″W / 55.793°N 4.097°W / 55.793; -4.097Coordinates: 55°47′35″N 4°05′49″W / 55.793°N 4.097°W / 55.793; -4.097

Blantyre ( listen  or  listen ; Scottish Gaelic: Baile an t-Saoir) is a civil parish in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, with a population of 17,505. The name is probably originally Cumbric blaen tir "top of the land" which has been Gaelicised. It is bounded by the River Clyde to the north, the Rotten Calder to the west, the Park Burn to the east and the Rotten Burn to the south.

Blantyre was the birthplace of David Livingstone, the 19th-century explorer and missionary (see below).

Blantyre has a number of small hamlets. High Blantyre is the area to the east and south of Burnbrae Road and continues to High Blantyre cross at the north. It is thought to be the area of earliest settlement, with a Bronze Age village near Auchintibber 2 miles (3 km) south of Blantyre Parish Church (High Blantyre). Also to the west is Greenhall Park, where the Calder (Cawther) flows to eventually join the Clyde near Flemington.

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