The park centered around Strathclyde Loch has several attractions for visitors, including a visitor center, picnic site, camping and caravan site, water sports center, and theme park. The physical landscape posed challenges for building the A465 road, requiring embankments across rivers and through narrow valleys, and construction on steep slopes. Evidence from the map shows the CBD of Motherwell is located in Area A, where there is a high density of buildings, railway station, churches, and civic buildings clustered at a route center.
![[object Object],[object Object],This area has been a crossing point on the river as shown by the old Bridge (1) at 590243 (1). This created a route centre at Ross on Wye (1). The disadvantages are that part of the old town is on flat land next to the river so has a high flood risk (1). It is also on the outside of the river bend so needs protection from river erosion (1). site Flat land Near a river Valley bottom Defensive site Not on marshy ground](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/settlementmodelanswers-090310145037-phpapp01/85/Settlement-Model-Answers-1-320.jpg)
![[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Most of the map area is steep, mountainous land which is difficult to build on so there is limited settlement (2). Communication links (roads) are along the sides of the valleys where it’s flatter and easier to build on (2). Small settlements have grown along these roads (1). Torridon has grown as the largest settlement as it is on the largest area of flat land (1) and is in an accessible position (1). Most development has avoided locations right next to the rivers to reduce the risk of flooding (1).](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)