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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

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OS Map for Mearns Castle

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


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

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Weather at Mearns Castle

14°C
max 18°C / min 12°C
9km/h SW
1021mb
82%
90%
05:01 19:32

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Newton Mearns at 09:47

References (books)

The Castellated and Domestic Architecture of Scotland Volume 1David MacGibbon
Edinburgh, 1887
The Castles of ScotlandMartin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Listed Building record
Canmore
Wikipedia
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Castles near Mearns Castle

Newton Mearns Castle (site of)

1.5km away

Pollok Castle (site of)

3.2km away

Castle Hill

3.8km away

Eaglesham Castle (site of)

3.9km away

The Peel

4.1km away

Polnoon Castle

5.2km away

Glanderston (site of)

5.3km away

Castle Hill motte

5.5km away

Rough Hill motte

5.5km away

Historic sites near Mearns Castle

Pictish stones

  • Hawkhill Class III cross-slab (51.1 km)
  • Blackford Class I symbol stone (66 km)
  • Tullibole Class III cross slab (67.79 km)
  • Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone (72.07 km)
  • Fowlis Wester Class II cross-slab (78.3 km)
  • Fowlis Wester Church Class III cross-slab (78.36 km)
  • Dupplin Cross Class III cross (80.86 km)
  • Abernethy No. 3 Class III cross-slab (87.5 km)
  • Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft (87.5 km)
  • Abernethy No. 5 Class III cross shaft (87.5 km)
more Pictish stones....

Ancient sites

  • Gowkstonestanding stone (2.39 km)
  • Gleniffer Braesstanding stones (11.02 km)
  • Langbankcrannog (21 km)
  • Longhaugh Pointstanding stone (21.15 km)
  • Dumbuckcrannog (23.03 km)
  • Langbank Eastcrannog (23.18 km)
  • Dumbuiefort (23.7 km)
  • Dumbarton Rockfort (24.44 km)
  • Shirva (site of)souterrain (24.56 km)
  • Langbank Westcrannog (24.94 km)
more ancient sites....

Accommodation 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
Dalmeny Park Country House Hotel & Gardens
hotelNeilston
6.7km away
The Ivory Hotel
hotelGlasgow
6.9km away
The Travellers Rest
hotelNeilston
7.2km away
No 10 Queens Drive
hotelGlasgow
7.5km away

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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
hotel, bar, restaurantEast Kilbride
8.3km away
more food.... / more drink....

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Published on the 29th of August 2011 at 9:03 pm. Updated on the 17th of May 2013 at 10:36 am.

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