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Erskine Castle (site of)

Alternative names for Erskine Castle

Erskine House

Clans associated with Erskine Castle

Erskine

Surnames associated with Erskine Castle

Erskine

Where is Erskine Castle?

Erskine Castle is in the parish of Erskine and the county of Renfrewshire.

Grid reference:NS 453 724

Lat / long:55.920197,-4.476333

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OS Map for Erskine Castle

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Glasgow (Paisley, Rutherglen & Kirkintilloch)
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Weather at Erskine Castle

9°C
max 11°C / min 8°C
6km/h NE
1005mb
89%
100%
06:21 18:29

Light intensity drizzle
Weather observed at Old Kilpatrick at 19:59

References (books)

The Castles of Glasgow and the Clyde
Gordon Mason
Musselburgh, 2000
The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Canmore
Wikipedia

Castles near Erskine Castle

Old Bar Castle (site of)

1.8km away

Dunglass Castle

1.9km away

Rossland (site of)

2.0km away

Bishopton House

3.5km away

Middleton (site of)

3.8km away

Dargavel House

3.8km away

Inchinnan Castle (site of)

4.0km away

Overtoun (site of)

4.7km away

Boghall (site of)

4.7km away
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Ancient sites near Erskine Castle

Langbank crannog

1.8km away

Longhaugh Point standing stone

2.5km away

Dumbuck crannog

4.0km away

Dumbuie fort

4.2km away

Langbank East crannog

4.9km away

Dumbarton Rock fort

5.7km away

Langbank West crannog

7.3km away

Craigmore Cottage (possible) standing stone

10.2km away

Carman fort

10.7km away
more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Erskine Castle

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

39.2km away

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II symbol stone

39.3km away

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

49.1km away

Blackford Class I symbol stone

60.2km away

Dunadd Class I rock carving

65.1km away

Tullibole Class III cross slab

66.5km away

Fowlis Wester Class II cross-slab

70.1km away

Fowlis Wester Church Class III cross-slab

70.2km away

Dupplin Cross Class III cross

75.8km away
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Pictish sites near Erskine Castle

Whitecleugh silver chain

63.4km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

64.0km away

Borland silver chain

65.9km away

Norrie's Law hoard

101.9km away

Haddington silver chain

105.9km away

Whitlaw silver chain

106.8km away

Traprain Law silver chain

112.8km away

Hoardweel silver chain

133.5km away

Torvean silver chain

172.0km away
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Accommodation near Erskine Castle

Mar Hall Golf & Spa Resort
hotel, restaurant, barErskine
0.2km away
Erskine Bridge Hotel
hotelErskine
1.9km away
Beardmore Hotel and Conference Centre
hotelClydebank
3.2km away
West Park Hotel
hotelClydebank
3.9km away
The Millers Guesthouse
bed and breakfastBishopton
4.6km away
The Abbotsford Hotel
hotelJamestown
4.9km away
Boulevard Hotel Complex
hotelClydebank
5.4km away
Normandy Hotel Glasgow Airport
hotelRenfrew
6.2km away
Premier Inn Dumbarton / Loch Lomond
hotel, restaurant, barDumbarton
6.7km away
Best Western Gleddoch House Hotel & Leisure Club
hotel, restaurant, barLangbank
6.8km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Erskine Castle

Mar Hall Golf & Spa Resort
hotel, restaurant, barErskine
0.2km away
Premier Inn Dumbarton / Loch Lomond
hotel, restaurant, barDumbarton
6.7km away
Best Western Gleddoch House Hotel & Leisure Club
hotel, restaurant, barLangbank
6.8km away
Holiday Inn Glasgow Airport
hotel, restaurant, barPaisley
6.8km away
Ramada Glasgow Airport
hotel, bar, restaurantPaisley
7.1km away
Premier Inn Glasgow Airport
hotel, restaurantPaisley
7.2km away
Premier Inn Glasgow (Paisley)
hotel, restaurantGlasgow
8.3km away
Bull Inn
barPaisley
9.0km away
Premier Inn Glasgow (Bearsden)
hotel, restaurantGlasgow
9.8km away
Lynnhurst Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barJohnstone
10.0km away
more food.... / more drink....

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Published on the 9th of February 2012 at 12:39 am. Updated on the 13th of February 2021 at 1:57 pm.

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