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Mains Castle

Old Mains Farm is a building which incorporates the remains of the old castle of Mains.

Two buildings, approximately square in plan and featuring crow-stepped gables, skewputts and moulded stone eaves, are part of a U-plan complex around a courtyard which also includes the fragmentary remains of a larger building. The east gable of the north wing may have been a doocot.

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Alternative names for Mains Castle

Mains House; Maynis; Old Castle Mains; Old Mains

Surnames associated with Mains Castle

Douglas

Where is Mains Castle?

Mains Castle is in the parish of New Kilpatrick and the county of Dunbartonshire.

Grid reference:NS 53895 74221

Lat / long:55.93877,-4.34069

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OS Map for Mains Castle

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Glasgow (Paisley, Rutherglen & Kirkintilloch)
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Directions to Mains Castle

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Weather at Mains Castle

5°C
max 6°C / min 5°C
15km/h NE
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Weather observed at Milngavie at 07:44

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Listed Building record
Canmore

Castles near Mains Castle

Gartconnel Castle (site of)

1.7km away

Tower of Law (site of)

2.4km away

Dougalston (site of)

2.6km away

Mugdock Castle

3.1km away

Bardowie Castle

3.9km away

Peel of Drumry (site of)

4.0km away

Craigmaddie Castle

4.3km away

Blawarthill (site of)

5.8km away

Jordanhill (site of)

5.9km away
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Ancient sites near Mains Castle

Law Stone of Mugdock (site of) standing stones

3.2km away

Craigmaddie Muir (possible) standing stones

5.3km away

Craigmaddie Muir cairn, standing stone

5.3km away

Strathblane standing stone

5.7km away

Craigmore Cottage (possible) standing stone

5.9km away

Broadgate Farm standing stone

6.0km away

Dumgoyach standing stones

6.5km away

Langbank crannog

10.4km away

Longhaugh Point standing stone

11.2km away
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Pictish stones near Mains Castle

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

32.8km away

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II symbol stone

32.8km away

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

40.6km away

Blackford Class I symbol stone

52.5km away

Tullibole Class III cross slab

58.0km away

Fowlis Wester Class II cross-slab

63.2km away

Fowlis Wester Church Class III cross-slab

63.3km away

Dupplin Cross Class III cross

68.0km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

70.9km away
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Pictish sites near Mains Castle

Todholes (possible) silver chain

57.3km away

Borland silver chain

59.0km away

Whitecleugh silver chain

60.6km away

Norrie's Law hoard

93.2km away

Haddington silver chain

97.3km away

Whitlaw silver chain

99.0km away

Traprain Law silver chain

104.2km away

Hoardweel silver chain

125.2km away

Torvean silver chain

169.4km away
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Accommodation near Mains Castle

Premier Inn Glasgow (Milngavie)
hotel, restaurantGlasgow
1.6km away
Premier Inn Glasgow (Bearsden)
hotel, restaurantGlasgow
2.4km away
University of Glasgow - Wolfson Hall
hostelGlasgow
4.2km away
Boulevard Hotel Complex
hotelClydebank
4.3km away
West Park Hotel
hotelClydebank
4.9km away
The Kirkhouse Inn
hotel, restaurant, barBlanefield
5.6km away
Alba Hostel Glasgow
hostelGlasgow
5.8km away
Glasgow Pond Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barGlasgow
6.3km away
The White House Apartments
self-catering apartmentsGlasgow
6.4km away
Barrisdale Guest House Glasgow
bed and breakfastGlasgow
6.5km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Mains Castle

Premier Inn Glasgow (Milngavie)
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1.6km away
Premier Inn Glasgow (Bearsden)
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2.4km away
The Kirkhouse Inn
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5.6km away
Glasgow Pond Hotel
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6.3km away
Hotel Du Vin At One Devonshire Gardens
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6.6km away
Café Antipasti Byres Road
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7.5km away
Café Andaluz Glasgow West End
restaurantGlasgow
7.6km away
BrewDog Glasgow
barGlasgow
8.4km away
Argyll Hotel, Glasgow
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8.8km away
Mar Hall Golf & Spa Resort
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8.8km away
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Published on the 27th of July 2021 at 3:36 pm. Updated on the 27th of July 2021 at 4:11 pm.

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