Lanark was originally a place name of Scottish origin, likely from the Cumbric "Lanerc" meaning "clear space, glade". It appears in multiple communities:

Scotland

• Lanark - The former county town of Lanarkshire, in Clydesdale.
• New Lanark - Mill village near Lanark, the "Social Utopian" project of Robert Owen, and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Canada

• Lanark, Nova Scotia, in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia
• Lanark, Ontario - a village in Lanark County
• Lanark County, Ontario - southwest of Ottawa; see Perth (county seat), Smiths Falls, Carleton Place
• Lanark Highlands, Ontario

United States of America

• Lanark, Illinois

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