Mains Castle
Mains Castle is a rectangular tower house dating from the fifteenth century, situated near East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is a Category A listed building.Photo: John McLeish, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
- Also known as: “High Mains”, “Mains Castle, East Kilbride”, and “Mains Castle, South Lanarkshire”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kilbride Castle and East Kilbride railway station.
Kilbride Castle
Castle
Kilbride Castle was a Norman castle of the Lords of Kilbride held by the de Valognes family, which became a seat of the Comyn family and has also been called Comyn's Castle. Kilbride Castle is situated 370 feet north of Mains Castle.
East Kilbride railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY 4.0.
East Kilbride railway station serves the town of East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and it is a terminus on the former Busby Railway. The station is 11+1⁄2 miles southeast of Glasgow Central. East Kilbride railway station is situated 1 mile southeast of Mains Castle.
National Museum of Rural Life
Park
Photo: Gordon McKinlay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The National Museum of Rural Life, previously known as the Museum of Scottish Country Life, is based at Wester Kittochside farm, lying between East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire and Carmunnock in Glasgow. It is run by National Museums Scotland. National Museum of Rural Life is situated 1¼ miles west of Mains Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stewartfield and East Mains.
Stewartfield
Suburb
Stewartfield is an area of the Scottish new town East Kilbride, in South Lanarkshire. There are no schools in Stewartfield, although there are two primary schools nearby on its south-eastern edge.
East Mains
Suburb
East Mains is an area of the Scottish new town East Kilbride, in South Lanarkshire. It lies to the north of the town centre and the Village, between West Mains and Calderwood.
West Mains
Suburb
West Mains is an area of East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. A residential area in the northwest of the town, West Mains borders College Milton, the Village, Stewartfield and East Mains.
Mains Castle
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.77817° or 55° 46′ 41″ northLongitude
-4.18922° or 4° 11′ 21″ westOpen location code
9C7QQRH6+78OpenStreetMap ID
way 229903962OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q17567700
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In Other Languages
From German to Turkish—“Mains Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Mains Castle”
- Turkish: “Mains Kalesi”
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