Coulter, South Lanarkshire

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Coulter or Culter (both spellings in use, pronounced "Cooter" with no "l") is a small village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies approximately 3 miles South of Biggar.

Nearby are two notable Scottish hills, Tinto and Coulter Fell. The River Clyde is also nearby.

The village has a mill which has since been converted to a restaurant.

The village is the likely location of the fictional Midculter from Dorothy Dunnett's 6 book series The Lymond Chronicles. Within that series, Midculter is the home of the Crawford Barons of Culter and of the main protagonist, Francis Crawford of Lymond. A possible location for their castle, Midculter Castle, is Coulter Motte.