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Gowkstone

Where is Gowkstone?

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

Grid reference: NS 53311 53902

Lat / long: 55.7561780, -4.3390408

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OS Map for Gowkstone

East Kilbride, Galston & Darvel (Loudoun Hill & Whitelee Forest)
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Directions to Gowkstone

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Weather at Gowkstone

5°C
max 6°C / min 4°C

17km/h WNW
1004mb
70%
75%
04:23 20:04

Light rain
Weather observed at East Renfrewshire at 07:44

References (websites)

Ancient sites near Gowkstone

Gleniffer Braes standing stones

Langbank crannog

Longhaugh Point standing stone

Law Stone of Mugdock (site of) standing stones

Craigmaddie Muir (possible) standing stones

Dumbuck crannog

Langbank East crannog

Craigmaddie Muir cairn, standing stone

Camp Castle broch

more ancient sites....

Castles near Gowkstone

Newton Mearns Castle (site of)

Mearns Castle

Pollok Castle (site of)

Fingalton (site of)

Glanderston (site of)

Eaglesham Castle (site of)

Darnley Castle

Polnoon Castle

Tower of Rais (site of)

more castles....

Pictish stones near Gowkstone

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II symbol stone

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

Blackford Class I symbol stone

Tullibole Class III cross slab

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

Dunadd Class I rock carving

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Gowkstone

Whitecleugh silver chain

Todholes (possible) silver chain

Borland silver chain

Whitlaw silver chain

Haddington silver chain

Norrie's Law hoard

Traprain Law silver chain

Hoardweel silver chain

Dunnicaer fort

more Pictish sites....

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Gowkstone

Premier Inn Glasgow Newton Mearns (M77 J4)

hotel, restaurantNewton Mearns

Best Western Eglinton Arms Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barEaglesham

Redhurst Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barGiffnock

Busby Hotel

hotel, bar, restaurantBusby

Holiday Inn Glasgow East Kilbride

hotel, bar, restaurantEast Kilbride

The Kitchen Restaurant

café, restaurantGlasgow

Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride (Peel Park)

hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride

Burrell Café

Sherbrooke Castle Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barGlasgow

The Torrance Hotel

hotel, bar, restaurantEast Kilbride

more food.... / more drink....