Bruce’s Castle | Castle in St Ninians, Stirlingshire

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Bruce's Castle

Pont 32: The East Central Lowlands
Timothy Pont, c. 1583 – 96map image courtesy of NLS

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Alternative names for Bruce's Castle

Carnock Tower; O. Carnock; Over Carnok; Over Carnock

Where is Bruce's Castle?

Bruce's Castle is in the parish of St Ninians and the county of Stirlingshire.

Grid reference: NS 85706 87805

Lat / long: 56.0693730, -3.8375161

OS Map for Bruce's Castle

Falkirk, Cumbernauld & Livingston (Linlithgow, Bathgate & Kilsyth)
OS Explorer map 349

Stirling & Ochil Hills West (Alloa & Dunblane)
OS Explorer map 366

Directions to Bruce's Castle

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Weather at Bruce's Castle

6°C
max 6°C / min 6°C

13km/h SW
1017mb
95%
100%
08:26 15:44

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Cowie at 21:19

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland

Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Canmore

Castles near Bruce's Castle

Ancient sites near Bruce's Castle

Easter Moss souterrain

1.7km away

Tappoch broch

3.7km away

Bannockburn West cursus

4.6km away

Doghillock Farm (possible) standing stone

5.7km away

Rosebank (site of) standing stone

6.2km away

Randolphfield B standing stone

7.8km away

Randolphfield A standing stone

7.8km away

Airthrey Stone standing stone

9.7km away

Dumyat fort

9.9km away

more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Bruce's Castle

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

6.6km away

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II symbol stone

21.0km away

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

21.0km away

Blackford Class I symbol stone

23.0km away

Tullibole Class III cross slab

23.6km away

Bore Stone of Gask Class II cross slab

32.4km away

Dupplin Cross Class III cross

36.6km away

Fowlis Wester Class II cross-slab

36.9km away

Fowlis Wester Church Class III cross-slab

36.9km away

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Bruce's Castle

Todholes (possible) silver chain

45.8km away

Borland silver chain

46.3km away

Norrie's Law hoard

58.6km away

Haddington silver chain

67.0km away

Whitecleugh silver chain

68.0km away

Traprain Law silver chain

73.5km away

Whitlaw silver chain

75.1km away

Hoardweel silver chain

96.7km away

Dunnicaer fort

141.6km away

more Pictish sites....

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Bruce's Castle

Premier Inn Falkirk (Larbert)

hotel, restaurant, barLarbert

4.3km away

Airth Castle Hotel

hotel, bar, restaurantAirth

4.4km away

Premier Inn Falkirk North

hotel, restaurantFalkirk

5.2km away

Premier Inn Stirling South (M9, J9)

hotel, restaurantStirling

5.8km away

Premier Inn Falkirk Central

hotel, restaurantFalkirk

7.7km away

Premier Inn Stirling City Centre

hotel, restaurantStirling

7.9km away

Best Western Park Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barFalkirk

8.1km away

Papa Joe's Stirling

restaurantStirling

8.2km away

Antonine Hotel

hotel, barFalkirk

8.5km away

The Stirling Highland Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barStirling