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Plotcock Castle

Alternative names for Plotcock Castle

Thinacres Castle

Where is Plotcock Castle?

Plotcock Castle is in the parish of Hamilton and the county of Lanarkshire.

Grid reference:NS 7397 5010

Lat / long:55.72786100,-4.00833280

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Motherwell & Coatbridge (Whitburn & Carluke)
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Weather at Plotcock Castle

3°C
max 4°C / min -2°C
2km/h ESE
1038mb
85%
14%
08:21 16:35

Few clouds
Weather observed at Larkhall at 21:17

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Canmore

Castles near Plotcock Castle

Darngaber Castle (site of)

1.0km away

Patrickholm

1.6km away

Auld Machan Castle (site of)

1.6km away

Raploch Castle (site of)

2.0km away

Ringsdale Castle

2.6km away

Glassford Castle (site of)

3.1km away

Eddlewood Castle (site of)

3.2km away

Cadzow Castle

3.7km away

Cander (site of)

4.3km away
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Ancient sites near Plotcock Castle

Gowkstone standing stone

20.9km away

Kirk Hill (possible) fort

22.9km away

Calla broch

25.1km away

Shirva (site of) souterrain

25.8km away

Wester Yardhouses souterrain

26.4km away

Quothquan Law fort

27.4km away

Auchincloich (site of) broch

28.9km away

Tantallen Hill (possible) (site of) souterrain

29.7km away

Gleniffer Braes standing stones

30.3km away
more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Plotcock Castle

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

45.5km away

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

52.4km away

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II symbol stone

52.4km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

56.2km away

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

56.8km away

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

56.8km away

Tullibole Class III cross slab

59.7km away

Blackford Class I symbol stone

62.5km away

East Lomond Hill Class I symbol stone

75.5km away
more Pictish stones....
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Pictish sites near Plotcock Castle

Todholes (possible) silver chain

30.1km away

Whitecleugh silver chain

31.0km away

Borland silver chain

32.3km away

Whitlaw silver chain

75.7km away

Haddington silver chain

81.0km away

Traprain Law silver chain

87.9km away

Norrie's Law hoard

88.3km away

Hoardweel silver chain

105.2km away

Dunnicaer fort

177.3km away
more Pictish sites....
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Accommodation near Plotcock Castle

Shawlands Park Hotel
hotelLarkhall
3.7km away
Holiday Inn Express Hamilton
hotelHamilton
5.6km away
Best Western Strathaven Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barStrathaven
5.7km away
The Old Mill Hotel
hotelMotherwell
6.2km away
Clydesdale Hotel
hotelHamilton
6.4km away
Days Inn Hamilton
hotel, caféHamilton
6.8km away
Moorings Hotel
hotelMotherwell
6.8km away
The Commercial Hotel
hotelWishaw
7.5km away
Alona Hotel
hotel, restaurantMotherwell
8.4km away
Macdonald Crutherland House
hotel, restaurant, barEast Kilbride
8.8km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Plotcock Castle

Best Western Strathaven Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barStrathaven
5.7km away
Days Inn Hamilton
hotel, caféHamilton
6.8km away
Alona Hotel
hotel, restaurantMotherwell
8.4km away
Macdonald Crutherland House
hotel, restaurant, barEast Kilbride
8.8km away
Crossbasket Castle
hotel, restaurantHigh Blantyre
9.7km away
Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride Central
hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride
10.7km away
Premier Inn Glasgow (Bellshill)
hotel, restaurantGlasgow
10.7km away
Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride (Nerston Toll)
hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride
10.9km away
The Torrance Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantEast Kilbride
11.4km away
Premier Inn Glasgow (Motherwell)
hotel, restaurantMotherwell
12.2km away
more food.... / more drink....

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Published on the 17th of February 2012 at 11:11 pm. Updated on the 18th of February 2012 at 7:11 am.

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