Castlehill (Motte & ditches)
Castlehill (Motte & ditches) is a castle in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Castlehill (Motte & ditches) is situated nearby to the archaeological site Castleflat, as well as near the park Castlehill Green.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Museum of Rural Life and Hairmyres railway station.
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 1,900 feet north of Castlehill (Motte & ditches).
Hairmyres railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY 4.0.
Hairmyres railway station is a railway station between the Hairmyres and Peel Park areas of East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland. Hairmyres railway station is situated 1 mile southwest of Castlehill (Motte & ditches).
Hairmyres Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
University Hospital Hairmyres is a district general hospital in the Hairmyres neighbourhood of East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The hospital serves one of the largest elderly populations in Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lanarkshire. Hairmyres Hospital is situated 1 mile south of Castlehill (Motte & ditches).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include College Milton and Stewartfield.
College Milton
Suburb
East Kilbride, often referred to as EK, is the largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland, and the country's sixth-largest locality by population. Historically a small village, it was designated Scotland's first "new town" on 6 May 1947, and thereafter widely expanded.
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.
Thorntonhall
Village
Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thorntonhall is an affluent village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, lying around 6 miles to the south of Glasgow, and around 2+1⁄2 miles west of East Kilbride.
Castlehill (Motte & ditches)
- Type: Castle
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.77312° or 55° 46′ 23″ northLongitude
-4.22122° or 4° 13′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C7QQQFH+6GOpenStreetMap ID
way 804169844OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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Notable Places Nearby
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