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Castle Hill motte

Castle Hill is thought to be a motte, although little is actually known about the site.

Standing on the north side of the Kittoch Water, it is just 180m from Rough Hill on the south side. It is likely that Castle Hill was the site of a wooden castle which was later superseded by a stone castle on Rough Hill.

It was formed by the digging of two ditches to the north and east of a small promontory jutting out into the Kittoch Water. The ditches are approximately 4.5m deep with a 2.2m counterscarp.

The material from these ditches was used to raise a kidney-shaped mound measuring around 40m north-east to south-west by 18m across.

At the north-east end of the mound is a slightly raised circular area, about 0.3m in height and 17m in diameter, which is most likely where the wooden keep would have stood.

Castle Hill may have been the site of a Norman castle, but it is thought to have later become a Douglas property. James Douglas, the 9th Earl of Douglas, forfeited his estates in 1455 after fighting with King James II, and his lands were granted to James Hamilton, the 1st Lord Hamilton.

Apart from the mound, nothing is now visible.

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Alternative names for Castle Hill motte

Kittoch Water

Where is Castle Hill motte?

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

Grid reference:NS 6077 5552

Lat / long:55.772955,-4.221033

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East Kilbride, Galston & Darvel (Loudoun Hill & Whitelee Forest)
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Weather at Castle Hill motte

3°C
max 4°C / min 0°C
4km/h N
1032mb
92%
75%
08:20 16:38

Broken clouds
Weather observed at Carmunnock at 11:36

References (books)

Anglo-Norman Castles
Robert Liddiard
Woodbridge, 2002
The History of Rutherglen and East Kilbride
David Ure
Glasgow, 1793

References (websites)

Canmore

Castles near Castle Hill motte

Rough Hill motte

0.2km away

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Carmunnock (site of)

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Lickprivick Castle

2.9km away

Lickprivick motte

3.1km away

Castlemilk (site of)

4.0km away
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Ancient sites near Castle Hill motte

Gowkstone standing stone

7.6km away

Gleniffer Braes standing stones

16.1km away

Craigmaddie Muir (possible) standing stones

21.0km away

Craigmaddie Muir cairn, standing stone

21.1km away

Law Stone of Mugdock (site of) standing stones

21.6km away

Shirva (site of) souterrain

21.7km away

Broadgate Farm standing stone

24.2km away

Strathblane standing stone

24.2km away

Langbank crannog

24.4km away
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Pictish stones near Castle Hill motte

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

47.3km away

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

47.9km away

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II symbol stone

47.9km away

Blackford Class I symbol stone

62.9km away

Tullibole Class III cross slab

63.6km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

66.7km away

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

67.4km away

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

67.4km away

Fowlis Wester Class II cross-slab

75.6km away
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Pictish sites near Castle Hill motte

Whitecleugh silver chain

41.0km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

44.0km away

Borland silver chain

46.2km away

Whitlaw silver chain

89.1km away

Haddington silver chain

92.4km away

Norrie's Law hoard

95.6km away

Traprain Law silver chain

99.4km away

Hoardweel silver chain

117.9km away

Dunnicaer fort

182.4km away
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Accommodation near Castle Hill motte

Holiday Inn Glasgow East Kilbride
hotel, bar, restaurantEast Kilbride
0.4km away
Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride (Peel Park)
hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride
1.4km away
The Torrance Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantEast Kilbride
2.9km away
Busby Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantBusby
2.9km away
The Bruce Hotel, East Kilbride
hotelEast Kilbride
2.9km away
Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride Central
hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride
3.6km away
Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride (Nerston Toll)
hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride
3.7km away
Best Western Eglinton Arms Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barEaglesham
4.9km away
The Burnside Hotel
hotelGlasgow
5.0km away
Redhurst Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barGiffnock
5.1km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Castle Hill motte

Holiday Inn Glasgow East Kilbride
hotel, bar, restaurantEast Kilbride
0.4km away
Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride (Peel Park)
hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride
1.4km away
The Torrance Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantEast Kilbride
2.9km away
Busby Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantBusby
2.9km away
Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride Central
hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride
3.6km away
Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride (Nerston Toll)
hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride
3.7km away
Best Western Eglinton Arms Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barEaglesham
4.9km away
Redhurst Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barGiffnock
5.1km away
Macdonald Crutherland House
hotel, restaurant, barEast Kilbride
5.9km away
Crossbasket Castle
hotel, restaurantHigh Blantyre
6.0km away
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Published on the 24th of July 2010 at 12:35 am. Updated on the 1st of July 2014 at 1:02 pm.

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