Boghall Castle
Boghall Castle was a 14th-century castle to the south of Biggar, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Boghall became ruinous in the 19th century.Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Biggar Gasworks Museum and Kello Hospital.
Biggar Gasworks Museum
Museum
Photo: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Biggar Gasworks Museum is situated 2,400 feet north of Boghall Castle.
Kello Hospital
Hospital
Kello Hospital is a health facility in John's Loan, Biggar, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lanarkshire. Kello Hospital is situated 2,200 feet northeast of Boghall Castle.
Biggar Corn Exchange
Community center
Photo: David Hamilton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Biggar Corn Exchange is a commercial building in the High Street, Biggar, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The structure, which is now used as a theatre, is a Category B listed building. Biggar Corn Exchange is situated 2,800 feet north of Boghall Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Biggar and Coulter.
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.
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. Coulter is situated 2 miles southwest of Boghall Castle.
Skirling
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skirling is a parish, community council area and village in Peeblesshire in the Scottish Borders situated 2+1⁄2 miles east of Biggar in Lanarkshire. Biggar Water, a tributary the River Tweed forms the southern boundary of the parish with the parish of Broughton, Glenholm and Kilbucho. Skirling is situated 2½ miles northeast of Boghall Castle.
Boghall Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.61699° or 55° 37′ 1″ northLongitude
-3.52501° or 3° 31′ 30″ westOpen location code
9C7RJF8F+QXOpenStreetMap ID
way 1126085443OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q17845338
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In Other Languages
From Portuguese to Turkish—“Boghall Castle” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Boghall”
- Turkish: “Boghall Kalesi”
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Highlights include Biggar Fire Station and Biggar High School.
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