| Static Image Name: | DalserfChurch2.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Dalserf Kirk |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Official Name: | Dalserf |
| Population: | 52 |
| Population Ref: | (2001) |
| Os Grid Reference: | NS7950 |
| Map Type: | UK |
| Coordinates: | 55.735°N -3.914°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Scotland South Lanarkshire#Scotland North Lanarkshire |
| Civil Parish: | Dalserf |
| Constituency Scottish Parliament: | Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse |
| Post Town: | LARKHALL |
| Postcode District: | ML9 |
| Postcode Area: | ML |
| Dial Code: | 01698 |
Dalserf is a small village of only a few streets in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies on the River Clyde, 2miles east of Larkhall and 7miles south east of Hamilton.
Dalserf is also a traditional civil parish. It includes Ashgill, Larkhall, Netherburn, Rosebank and Shawsburn. The parish has a population of 17,985 (mostly from Larkhall's near 15,500 population[1]).
The name of the village comes from the Gaelic dail, meaning "field", and Serf, the name of a 6th-century saint who dwelt here. Of old, it was also known as Machan or Machanshire, from the Gaelic Maghan meaning "small plain".
The village kirk, built in 1655, is dedicated to Saint Serf, and may be built on the site of an early church founded by him. The church dates from The Killing Time, when the rebel Covenanters were persecuted for their faith, and was a centre of Covenanter activity. John M'Millan, the controversial preacher and first post-Revolution minister of the United Societies, is buried in the kirkyard. The kirk is Category A listed.
A ferry once operated across the Clyde at Dalserf, although this has long since been superseded by the nearby Garrion Bridge. Dalserf railway station once served the village.