Craignethan Castle
Craignethan Castle is a ruined castle in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located above the River Nethan, a tributary of the River Clyde, at NS816464.Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Hugh Miller, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Crossford, Main Street, War Memorial and Lee Castle.
Crossford, Main Street, War Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Richard West, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crossford, Main Street, War Memorial is situated 3,700 feet east of Craignethan Castle.
Lee Castle
Castle
Photo: John Preston Neale, Public domain.
Lee Castle, also known as The Lee, is a castellated mansion in Auchenglen, a branch of the Clyde Valley in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located 1.5 kilometres south of Braidwood, and 4 kilometres north-west of Lanark. Lee Castle is situated 2½ miles east of Craignethan Castle.
Black Hill
Peak
The Black Hill in South Lanarkshire is owned by the National Trust for Scotland. It overlooks the Clyde Valley, and is the location of a burial cairn from the Bronze Age and an Iron Age fortress. Black Hill is situated 2 miles southeast of Craignethan Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tillietudlem and Crossford.
Tillietudlem
Hamlet
Photo: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tillietudlem is a fictional castle in Walter Scott's 1816 novel Old Mortality, and a modern settlement in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Interest in Scott's novel attracted visitors to its supposed inspiration, Craignethan Castle, and a railway station built nearby was named after the fictional attraction.
Crossford
Village
Photo: David Hamilton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crossford is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Crossford lies on the A72, alongside the River Clyde and the River Nethan, 4+1⁄2 miles northwest of Lanark and nine miles southeast of Hamilton.
Netherburn
Village
Photo: G Laird, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Netherburn is a rural village in the council area of South Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 2011 it had a population of 740. It is located four miles south east of Larkhall and within the historic parish of Dalserf.
Craignethan Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: 16th century castle in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK, at the confluence of the River Nethan and the Craignethan Burn
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.6961° or 55° 41′ 46″ northLongitude
-3.88624° or 3° 53′ 11″ westOperator
Historic Environment ScotlandOpen location code
9C7RM4W7+CGOpenStreetMap ID
way 1044261964OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q1092053
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Turkish—“Craignethan Castle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Craignethan gaztelua”
- Dutch: “Craignethan Castle”
- French: “château de Craignethan”
- French: “Château de Craignethan”
- German: “Craignethan Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Craignethan”
- Turkish: “Craignethan Kalesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lower Nethan Gorge - Clyde Valley Woodlands NNR and Brock Knowe.
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