Cow Castle
Cow Castle is an archaeological site in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Cow Castle is situated nearby to the peak Langloch Knowe, as well as near Bendrie.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Nisbet”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Boghall Castle and Chapelgill Hill.
Boghall Castle
Castle
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boghall Castle was a 14th-century castle to the south of Biggar, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Boghall became ruinous in the 19th century. Boghall Castle is situated 2½ miles north of Cow Castle.
Chapelgill Hill
Peak
Chapelgill Hill is a hill in the Culter Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is frequently climbed from the north-west, taking in the range's, and South Lanarkshire's, highest summit, Culter Fell. Chapelgill Hill is situated 2½ miles southeast of Cow Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coulter and Kilbucho.
Coulter
Village
Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coulter or Culter is a small village and civil parish in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies approximately 3 miles south of Biggar. Some old maps and local modern houses also have the spelling Cootyre - "a safe place for cows." Nearby are two notable Scottish hills, Tinto and Culter Fell.
Kilbucho
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilbucho is a small settlement in the parish of Broughton, Glenholm and Kilbucho in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland in Peeblesshire and near Biggar and Broughton. Kilbucho is situated 3 miles northeast of Cow Castle.
Biggar
Photo: Fox-Talbot, Public domain.
Biggar is a market town historically in Lanarkshire and now within Clydesdale. It's nowadays a commuter town for both Edinburgh and Glasgow, and in 2020 had a population of 2640. Its attractions are a rare combination: a gasworks museum and a puppet theatre.
Cow Castle
- Categories: contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.58233° or 55° 34′ 56″ northLongitude
-3.52028° or 3° 31′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C7RHFJH+WVOpenStreetMap ID
node 335906009OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q31104579
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In Other Languages
“Cow Castle” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “カウ・キャッスル”
- Japanese: “ニスベット”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Langloch Knowe and Bendrie.
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