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Riggend is a hamlet in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. [1] It is on the A73 Stirling Road not far from Wattston.

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References

  1. "O.S. Map with zoom and Bing overlay". National Library of Scotland. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 30 December 2017.

Coordinates: 55°54′32″N3°58′41″W / 55.909°N 3.978°W / 55.909; -3.978