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In the Braes are found the Robertson Country Park and the Scout adventure centre at Lapwing Lodge - formerly a TB Sanitorium built in 1910.
The Park has associations with the 18th and 19th century weaver poets of Paisley. Robert Tannahill (1774-1810) and Hugh Macdonald (1817-1860) are commemorated by the Tannahill Walkway and the Tannahill Well, Macdonald's Walks and the Bonnie Wee Well.
Situated on the edge of the Clyde Plateau lavas, an interesting feature is Gleniffer Gorge situated along the Tannahill walkway. It reaches some 50 feet deep in places and is eroded by Gleniffer Burn, which runs along a fault. Another feature is the waterfall in Glen Park where icy stalactites can be seen hanging in winter.
A major electrical substation is here which was expanded in 2005 and covers the site of the former WWII decoy ponds, as well as a radio transmitter.
There used to be an inn called "The Peesweep Inn" (peesweep being a local term for the lapwing) nearby which was converted to a private house in 1925.
The Braes are also home to the Robertson's car park, affectionately known by locals as "Car park in the sky".
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