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Mearns Castle

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Where is Mearns Castle?

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

Grid reference: NS 55228 55342

Lat / long: 55.769748, -4.309366

OS Map for Mearns Castle

East Kilbride, Galston & Darvel (Loudoun Hill & Whitelee Forest)
OS Explorer map 334

Glasgow (Paisley, Rutherglen & Kirkintilloch)
OS Explorer map 342

Directions to Mearns Castle

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Weather at Mearns Castle

2°C
max 2°C / min 2°C

21km/h
978mb
93%
100%
08:28 15:47

Moderate rain
Weather observed at Newton Mearns at 07:51

References (books)

The Castellated and Domestic Architecture of Scotland Volume 1

David MacGibbon
Edinburgh, 1887

The Castles of Scotland

Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Listed Building record
Canmore
Wikipedia

Castles near Mearns Castle

Ancient sites near Mearns Castle

Gowkstone standing stone

2.4km away

Gleniffer Braes standing stones

11.0km away

Langbank crannog

21.0km away

Longhaugh Point standing stone

21.2km away

Law Stone of Mugdock (site of) standing stones

21.2km away

Craigmaddie Muir (possible) standing stones

21.3km away

Craigmaddie Muir cairn, standing stone

21.4km away

Dumbuck crannog

23.0km away

Langbank East crannog

23.2km away

more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Mearns Castle

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

49.5km away

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II symbol stone

49.6km away

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

51.1km away

Blackford Class I symbol stone

66.0km away

Tullibole Class III cross slab

67.8km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

72.1km away

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

72.8km away

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

72.8km away

Fowlis Wester Class II cross-slab

78.3km away

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Mearns Castle

Whitecleugh silver chain

43.8km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

49.4km away

Borland silver chain

51.6km away

Whitlaw silver chain

94.6km away

Haddington silver chain

97.9km away

Norrie's Law hoard

100.5km away

Traprain Law silver chain

104.9km away

Hoardweel silver chain

123.5km away

Dunnicaer fort

186.6km away

more Pictish sites....

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Mearns Castle

Premier Inn Glasgow Newton Mearns (M77 J4)

hotel, restaurantNewton Mearns

3.0km away

Busby Hotel

hotel, bar, restaurantBusby

3.0km away

Redhurst Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barGiffnock

3.1km away

Best Western Eglinton Arms Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barEaglesham

4.0km away

Holiday Inn Glasgow East Kilbride

hotel, bar, restaurantEast Kilbride

5.2km away

Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride (Peel Park)

hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride

6.4km away

The Kitchen Restaurant

café, restaurantGlasgow

6.5km away

Burrell Café

caféGlasgow

6.8km away

Sherbrooke Castle Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barGlasgow

8.2km away

The Torrance Hotel