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Castle Hill

On the south bank of the Kittoch Water, Castle Hill is a natural mound which has been extended on the south-west side to create a platform for a castle.

Measuring approximately 10m high, with a roughly oval top measuring 24m by 17m, it was the predecessor to The Peel, and was most probably a Douglas stronghold.

Apart from the mound, nothing now remains of the castle which once stood here, although there are apparently traces of foundations on a 9m wide causeway to the south, suggesting the faint remains of a possible gatehouse.

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Where is Castle Hill?

Castle Hill is in the parish of East Kilbride and the county of Lanarkshire.

Grid reference:NS 5893 5625

Lat / long:55.778976,-4.250718

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OS Map for Castle Hill

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Weather at Castle Hill

9°C
max 9°C / min 8°C
15km/h WSW
1030mb
89%
80%
08:06 16:55

Broken clouds
Weather observed at Busby at 00:12

References (websites)

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Castles near Castle Hill

The Peel

0.4km away

Castle Hill motte

2.0km away

Rough Hill motte

2.0km away

Carmunnock (site of)

2.8km away

Lee Castle (site of)

2.9km away

Cathcart Castle

3.8km away

Mearns Castle

3.8km away

Comyn's Castle

3.8km away

Castlemilk (site of)

3.8km away
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Ancient sites near Castle Hill

Gowkstone standing stone

6.1km away

Gleniffer Braes standing stones

14.2km away

Craigmaddie Muir (possible) standing stones

20.1km away

Craigmaddie Muir cairn, standing stone

20.2km away

Law Stone of Mugdock (site of) standing stones

20.5km away

Shirva (site of) souterrain

21.8km away

Langbank crannog

22.6km away

Longhaugh Point standing stone

22.9km away

Broadgate Farm standing stone

23.2km away
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Pictish stones near Castle Hill

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

47.6km away

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II symbol stone

47.7km away

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

47.9km away

Blackford Class I symbol stone

63.2km away

Tullibole Class III cross slab

64.4km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

68.2km away

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

69.0km away

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

69.0km away

Fowlis Wester Class II cross-slab

75.8km away
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Pictish sites near Castle Hill

Whitecleugh silver chain

42.5km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

46.0km away

Borland silver chain

48.1km away

Whitlaw silver chain

91.0km away

Haddington silver chain

94.1km away

Norrie's Law hoard

96.8km away

Traprain Law silver chain

101.1km away

Hoardweel silver chain

119.7km away

Dunnicaer fort

183.2km away
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Accommodation near Castle Hill

Busby Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantBusby
1.0km away
Holiday Inn Glasgow East Kilbride
hotel, bar, restaurantEast Kilbride
1.7km away
Redhurst Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barGiffnock
3.2km away
Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride (Peel Park)
hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride
3.2km away
Best Western Eglinton Arms Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barEaglesham
4.5km away
The Torrance Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantEast Kilbride
4.8km away
The Bruce Hotel, East Kilbride
hotelEast Kilbride
4.9km away
Kings Park Hotel
hotelGlasgow
5.0km away
The Burnside Hotel
hotelGlasgow
5.2km away
Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride (Nerston Toll)
hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride
5.6km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Castle Hill

Busby Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantBusby
1.0km away
Holiday Inn Glasgow East Kilbride
hotel, bar, restaurantEast Kilbride
1.7km away
Redhurst Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barGiffnock
3.2km away
Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride (Peel Park)
hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride
3.2km away
Best Western Eglinton Arms Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barEaglesham
4.5km away
The Torrance Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantEast Kilbride
4.8km away
Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride (Nerston Toll)
hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride
5.6km away
Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride Central
hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride
5.6km away
Premier Inn Glasgow Newton Mearns (M77 J4)
hotel, restaurantNewton Mearns
6.2km away
Burrell Café
caféGlasgow
6.7km away
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Published on the 24th of July 2010 at 12:48 am. Updated on the 27th of July 2010 at 7:46 am.

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