List of castles in South Lanarkshire facts for kids
This is a list of castles in South Lanarkshire.
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| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes | Picture |
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| Biggar Castle | Motte and bailey | Ruin | Biggar |
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| Boghouse Castle | No remains | Crawfordjohn |
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| Bothwell Castle | Castle of enceinte | 13th century | Ruin | Historic Scotland | Bothwell NS6881559345 |
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| Cadzow Castle | 1500–1550 | Ruin | Historic Scotland | Chatelherault Country Park NS735537 |
Rebuilt as a folly in the 18th century |  |
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| Calderwood Castle | 14th century | No remains | N/a | Long Calderwood, East Kilbride | Demolished in 1955 | ||
| Carstairs Castle | 12th century | No remains | Carstairs NS93954619 |
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| Craignethan Castle | 1500–1550 | Ruin | Historic Scotland | Crossford NS816464 |
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| Crawford Castle | Ruin | Crawford NS954213 |
Also known as Lindsay Tower |  |
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| Crawfordjohn Castle | No remains | Crawfordjohn, |
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| Douglas Castle | Ruin | Douglas NS8430031801 |
Only a single tower of the 17th-century castle remains. Also known as Castle Dangerous |  |
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| Drumsagard Castle | Ruin | Cambuslang | |||||
| Farme Castle | Keep and courtyard | 15th century | No remains | n/a | Rutherglen | Demolished in the 1960s | |
| Gilbertfield Castle | Tower house | 1607 | Ruin | Private | Cambuslang NS652587 |
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| Tower of Hallbar | Tower house | 16th century | Restored as holiday accommodation | Vivat Trust | Braidwood NS8393547121 |
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| Kilbride Castle | Keep and courtyard | 12th century | Ruin | East Kilbride | |||
| Lanark Castle | Unknown | No remains | Lanark NS8790643297 |
Kenneth II held at least one parliament at Lanark Castle in 978. It played an important role in the Scottish Wars of Independence, being where William Wallace first drew his sword against the English. | |||
| Lamington Tower | Tower house | 16th century | Ruin | Lamington | |||
| Lee Castle | Historic House | Occupied as a residence | Private | Lanark NS8541546503 |
Parts date from the 13th century |  |
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| Mains Castle | Tower house | 15th century | Occupied as a residence | Private | East Kilbride |  |
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| Roberton Castle | Motte and bailey | 12th century | Ruin | Roberton | |||
| Rutherglen Castle | 13th century | No remains | n/a | Rutherglen | Destroyed in 1569 | ||
| Strathaven Castle | Tower house | 14th century | Ruin | Strathaven NS703445 |
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| Tarbrax Castle | No remains | n/a | Tarbrax |
See also
- Castles in Scotland
- List of castles in Scotland
- List of listed buildings in South Lanarkshire
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