Candyburn Castle
Candyburn Castle is an archaeological site in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Candyburn Castle is situated nearby to the archaeological site Castlehill, Candybank, as well as near the forest Damhead Plantation.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skirling and Elsrickle.
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.
Elsrickle
Village
Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elsrickle is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies on Blackmount Hill, which is at the end of the Pentland Hills. An elrick is an old place name associated with hunting and is derived from the Gaelic eileirg. Elsrickle is situated 2 miles northwest of Candyburn 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.
Candyburn Castle
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
- Categories: contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.65151° or 55° 39′ 5″ northLongitude
-3.47519° or 3° 28′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C7RMG2F+JWOpenStreetMap ID
way 867554300OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q31106067
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