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Cot Castle (site of)

Cot Castle is included as a possible motte in a list in the book Anglo-Norman Castles.

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Alternative names for Cot Castle

Cat Castle; Coat Castle; Kat Castle; Stanehous; Stanhouse; Stannas; Stenhous; Stenhouse

Where is Cot Castle?

Cot Castle is in the parish of Stonehouse and the county of Lanarkshire.

Grid reference:NS 7394 4566

Lat / long:55.68798400,-4.00676470

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OS Map for Cot Castle

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Lanark & Tinto Hills (Lesmahagow & Douglas)
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Directions to Cot Castle

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Weather at Cot Castle

5°C
max 5°C / min 4°C
5km/h SSW
1031mb
83%
97%
08:19 16:37

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Stonehouse at 17:31

References (books)

Anglo-Norman Castles
Robert Liddiard
Woodbridge, 2002
Origines Parochiales Scotiae (Volume 1)
Various
Edinburgh, 1851
The Castles of Glasgow and the Clyde
Gordon Mason
Musselburgh, 2000
The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015
The Exchequer rolls of Scotland (Volume 9)
George Burnett
Edinburgh, 1886
The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland A.D. 1513-1546
James Balfour Paul
Edinburgh, 1883

References (websites)

Canmore
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Castles near Cot Castle

Glassford Castle (site of)

1.8km away

Cander (site of)

3.1km away

Silvertonhill (site of)

3.1km away

Castle Brocket (site of)

3.7km away

Tower of Udstonhead

3.8km away

Strathaven Castle

3.8km away

Blackwood (site of)

4.1km away

Ringsdale Castle

4.4km away

Plotcock Castle

4.4km away
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Ancient sites near Cot Castle

Kirk Hill (possible) fort

21.2km away

Gowkstone standing stone

22.2km away

Calla broch

25.3km away

Quothquan Law fort

25.8km away

Wester Yardhouses souterrain

26.9km away

West Lindsaylands cursus

29.1km away

Shirva (site of) souterrain

30.2km away

Gleniffer Braes standing stones

32.1km away

Tantallen Hill (possible) (site of) souterrain

33.0km away
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Pictish stones near Cot Castle

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

49.7km away

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

56.9km away

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II symbol stone

56.9km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

58.2km away

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

58.8km away

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

58.8km away

Tullibole Class III cross slab

63.5km away

Blackford Class I symbol stone

66.7km away

Borthwick Mains Class I symbol stone

76.2km away
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Pictish sites near Cot Castle

Whitecleugh silver chain

26.8km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

29.8km away

Borland silver chain

32.1km away

Whitlaw silver chain

75.8km away

Haddington silver chain

82.4km away

Traprain Law silver chain

89.4km away

Norrie's Law hoard

91.2km away

Hoardweel silver chain

105.8km away

Dunnicaer fort

180.8km away
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Accommodation near Cot Castle

Best Western Strathaven Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barStrathaven
3.1km away
Shawlands Park Hotel
hotelLarkhall
4.9km away
Holiday Inn Express Hamilton
hotelHamilton
9.9km away
Macdonald Crutherland House
hotel, restaurant, barEast Kilbride
10.5km away
Clydesdale Hotel
hotelHamilton
10.6km away
The Old Mill Hotel
hotelMotherwell
10.6km away
The Commercial Hotel
hotelWishaw
11.1km away
Days Inn Hamilton
hotel, caféHamilton
11.2km away
Moorings Hotel
hotelMotherwell
11.3km away
Herdshill Guest House
bed and breakfastWishaw
12.3km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Cot Castle

Best Western Strathaven Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barStrathaven
3.1km away
Macdonald Crutherland House
hotel, restaurant, barEast Kilbride
10.5km away
Days Inn Hamilton
hotel, caféHamilton
11.2km away
Alona Hotel
hotel, restaurantMotherwell
12.7km away
Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride Central
hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride
12.8km away
Crossbasket Castle
hotel, restaurantHigh Blantyre
13.0km away
Best Western Cartland Bridge Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barLanark
13.1km away
Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride (Nerston Toll)
hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride
13.7km away
The Torrance Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantEast Kilbride
13.8km away
Premier Inn Glasgow (Bellshill)
hotel, restaurantGlasgow
15.0km away
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Published on the 17th of February 2012 at 11:11 pm. Updated on the 23rd of April 2022 at 6:20 pm.

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