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Bruce's Castle


Pont 32: The East Central Lowlands
Timothy Pont, c. 1583 – 96map image courtesy of NLS
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Alternative names for Bruce's Castle

Carnock Tower; O. Carnock; Over Carnok; Over Carnock

Where is Bruce's Castle?

Bruce's Castle is in the parish of St Ninians and the county of Stirlingshire.

Grid reference:NS 85706 87805

Lat / long:56.0693730,-3.8375161

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OS Map for Bruce's Castle

OS map 349
Falkirk, Cumbernauld & Livingston (Linlithgow, Bathgate & Kilsyth)
OS Explorer map 349


OS map 366
Stirling & Ochil Hills West (Alloa & Dunblane)
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Directions to Bruce's Castle

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Weather at Bruce's Castle

7°C
max 9°C / min 7°C
1km/h WSW
1006mb
94%
100%
05:57 18:43

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Cowie at 20:35
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References (books)

The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Canmore

Castles near Bruce's Castle

Carnock House (site of)

1.0km away

Plane Castle

1.1km away

Woodside (site of)

3.3km away

Elphinstone Tower

3.5km away

Kersie

3.6km away

Throsk (site of)

3.8km away

Letham (site of)

4.0km away

Torwood Castle

4.0km away

Kinnaird House

4.0km away
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Ancient sites near Bruce's Castle

Easter Moss souterrain

1.7km away

Tappoch broch

3.7km away

Bannockburn West cursus

4.6km away

Doghillock Farm (possible) standing stone

5.7km away

Rosebank (site of) standing stone

6.2km away

Randolphfield B standing stone

7.8km away

Randolphfield A standing stone

7.8km away

Airthrey Stone standing stone

9.7km away

Dumyat fort

9.9km away
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Pictish stones near Bruce's Castle

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

6.6km away

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II symbol stone

21.0km away

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

21.0km away

Blackford Class I symbol stone

23.0km away

Tullibole Class III cross slab

23.6km away

Dupplin Cross Class III cross

36.6km away

Fowlis Wester Class II cross-slab

36.9km away

Fowlis Wester Church Class III cross-slab

36.9km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

41.6km away
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Pictish sites near Bruce's Castle

Todholes (possible) silver chain

45.8km away

Borland silver chain

46.3km away

Norrie's Law hoard

58.6km away

Haddington silver chain

67.0km away

Whitecleugh silver chain

68.0km away

Traprain Law silver chain

73.5km away

Whitlaw silver chain

75.1km away

Hoardweel silver chain

96.7km away

Dunnicaer fort

141.6km away
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Accommodation near Bruce's Castle

Premier Inn Falkirk (Larbert)
hotel, restaurant, barLarbert
4.3km away
Airth Castle Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantAirth
4.4km away
The Plough Hotel
hotelLarbert
5.0km away
Premier Inn Falkirk North
hotel, restaurantFalkirk
5.2km away
Premier Inn Stirling South (M9, J9)
hotel, restaurantStirling
5.8km away
The Red Lion Hotel
hotelLarbert
5.9km away
Claremont Lodge Hotel
hotelAlloa
5.9km away
King Robert Hotel
hotelStirling
6.0km away
Express By Holiday Inn Stirling
hotelStirling
6.5km away
Premier Inn Falkirk Central
hotel, restaurantFalkirk
7.7km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Bruce's Castle

Premier Inn Falkirk (Larbert)
hotel, restaurant, barLarbert
4.3km away
Airth Castle Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantAirth
4.4km away
Premier Inn Falkirk North
hotel, restaurantFalkirk
5.2km away
Premier Inn Stirling South (M9, J9)
hotel, restaurantStirling
5.8km away
Premier Inn Falkirk Central
hotel, restaurantFalkirk
7.7km away
Premier Inn Stirling City Centre
hotel, restaurantStirling
7.9km away
Best Western Park Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barFalkirk
8.1km away
Papa Joe's Stirling
restaurantStirling
8.2km away
Antonine Hotel
hotel, barFalkirk
8.5km away
The Stirling Highland Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barStirling
8.5km away
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Published on the 27th of January 2012 at 12:50 am. Updated on the 5th of July 2020 at 3:52 pm.

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