Mains Castle

Mains Castle is a 16th-century castle in , . The castle consists of several buildings surrounding a courtyard, although several of the original western buildings no longer exist.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle in Dundee City, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Flintry Castle” and “Mains Castle, Caird Park, Dundee”
  • Address: Mains Loan, Dundee, DD4 9BX

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tannadice Park and Dens Park.

Stadium
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, officially known as The CalForth Construction Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a football in , Scotland. It is the home ground of Dundee United, who have played at Tannadice since the club was founded as Dundee Hibernian in 1909. is situated 1 mile southwest of Mains Castle.

Stadium
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is a football in , Scotland, which is the home of Scottish Premiership club Dundee F.C. and has a capacity of 11,775. , the home of rivals Dundee United, is just 200 yards away. is situated 1 mile southwest of Mains Castle.

Sports venue
Dundee International Sports Center is a sports centre in Dundee, Scotland, opened in the late 1990s. In 1998, DISC staged the European Hockey Championships. is situated 3,400 feet south of Mains Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woodside and Claverhouse.

Quarter
is a small housing area in the north of , . The area runs between Graham Street, Mains Loan and lengthwise to the Kingsway. The residential housing is mainly 1920s constructions with four homes to a block.

Suburb
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is a residential area located on the northern outskirts of , , with the city centre located 2 miles from the area. is primarily an affluent residential area and is one of the wealthier areas in Dundee alongside and the of Dundee.

Suburb
is an area in the eastern part of , , immediately west of and south of and . Areas of include Kingsway East, Linlathen, Mid Craigie, Milton of Craigie and Drumgieth.

Mains Castle

Latitude
56.4855° or 56° 29′ 8″ north
Longitude
-2.95813° or 2° 57′ 29″ west
Elevation
220 feet (67 metres)
Inception
1562
Open location code
9C8VF2PR+5P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 97565114
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
9973405
Wiki­data ID
Q11838974
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Mains Castle” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Mains gaztelua”
  • Cebuano: “Mains Castle”
  • Chinese: “梅因斯城堡”
  • Czech: “Mains Castle”
  • French: “château de Mains”
  • French: “Château de Mains”
  • German: “Fintry Castle”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo Mains”
  • Swedish: “Mains Castle”
  • Turkish: “Mains Kalesi, Angus”

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