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Ravenscraig is an area of land located in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, due to become a small town. Ravenscraig was previously inhabited by steel industry workers, as it was formerly the site of Ravenscraig steelworks. Once the largest hot strip steel mill in Western Europe, the steelworks closed in 1992, and is now almost totally demolished.Ravenscraig is now in the process of a major redevelopment by Wilson Bowden Developments Ltd, Scottish Enterprise and Tata Steel Europe.LocationRavenscraig is located in one of the most accessible places in Scotland, with over two-thirds of Scotland’s population within 90 minutes drive time.Located in North Lanarkshire, Ravenscraig lies between the towns of Wishaw and Motherwell, who together house a population of over 60,000.Ravenscraig is only some ten minutes drive from both the M74 and the M8 motorways, which lead to Glasgow and Edinburgh – Scotland's two largest cities – respectively. This allows easy access for commuters and visitors to the area.A rail line travels directly through the site and another travels around the opposite end of the site.HistoryRavenscraig Steel Works, took its name, as well as the former settlement of the same title, from the nearby secluded cliff face called Ravenscraig. This translates as Raven's Cliff or Cliff of the Ravens. It is situated in the valley of the North Calder Water, north of the steelworks site. This is first shown on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey Map of 1859.