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Cander (site of)

Alternative names for Cander

Candor; Kand; Kander

Where is Cander?

Cander is in the parish of Dalserf and the county of Lanarkshire.

Grid reference: NS 7677 4685

Lat / long: 55.69939700, -3.96231410

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OS Map for Cander

OS map 343
Motherwell & Coatbridge (Whitburn & Carluke)
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Directions to Cander

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Weather at Cander

13°C
max 13°C / min 13°C
9km/h SW
1020mb
66%
100%
03:55 20:29

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Larkhall at 20:40

References (books)

Historical and genealogical memoirs of the House of Hamilton
John Anderson
Edinburgh, 1825
The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Canmore

Castles near Cander

Ringsdale Castle

2.5km away

Draffan (site of)

3.1km away

Cot Castle (site of)

3.1km away

Patrickholm

3.4km away

Blackwood (site of)

3.6km away

Glassford Castle (site of)

3.8km away

Auld Machan Castle (site of)

4.1km away

Auldton

4.3km away

Raploch Castle (site of)

4.3km away
more castles....
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Ancient sites near Cander

Kirk Hill (possible) fort

19.0km away

Calla broch

22.4km away

Quothquan Law fort

23.5km away

Wester Yardhouses souterrain

23.9km away

Gowkstone standing stone

24.4km away

West Lindsaylands cursus

26.9km away

Shirva (site of) souterrain

29.6km away

Tantallen Hill (possible) (site of) souterrain

30.4km away

Gala Braes standing stones

31.9km away
more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Cander

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

47.7km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

55.1km away

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

55.7km away

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

55.7km away

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

55.9km away

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II cross slab

55.9km away

Tullibole Class III cross slab

61.1km away

Blackford Class I symbol stone

64.8km away

Borthwick Mains Class I symbol stone

74.1km away
more Pictish stones....
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Pictish sites near Cander

Todholes (possible) silver chain

27.0km away

Whitecleugh silver chain

27.3km away

Borland silver chain

29.3km away

Whitlaw silver chain

72.9km away

Haddington silver chain

79.4km away

Traprain Law silver chain

86.3km away

Norrie's Law hoard

88.3km away

Hoardweel silver chain

102.8km away

Dunnicaer fort

178.0km away
more Pictish sites....
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Accommodation near Cander

Shawlands Park Hotel
hotelLarkhall
2.3km away
Best Western Strathaven Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barStrathaven
6.1km away
The Commercial Hotel
hotelWishaw
8.9km away
Herdshill Guest House
bed and breakfastWishaw
9.5km away
Holiday Inn Express Hamilton
hotelHamilton
9.6km away
The Old Mill Hotel
hotelMotherwell
9.6km away
Moorings Hotel
hotelMotherwell
10.2km away
Best Western Cartland Bridge Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barLanark
10.5km away
Clydesdale Hotel
hotelHamilton
10.5km away
Days Inn Hamilton
hotel, caféHamilton
10.8km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Cander

Best Western Strathaven Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barStrathaven
6.1km away
Best Western Cartland Bridge Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barLanark
10.5km away
Days Inn Hamilton
hotel, caféHamilton
10.8km away
Alona Hotel
hotel, restaurantMotherwell
12.3km away
Macdonald Crutherland House
hotel, restaurant, barEast Kilbride
12.4km away
Crossbasket Castle
hotel, restaurantHigh Blantyre
14.0km away
Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride Central
hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride
14.5km away
Premier Inn Glasgow (Bellshill)
hotel, restaurantGlasgow
14.5km away
Premier Inn Glasgow (Motherwell)
hotel, restaurantMotherwell
14.6km away
Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride (Nerston Toll)
hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride
15.0km away
more food.... / more drink....

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Published on the 17th of February 2012 at 11:11 pm. Updated on the 22nd of December 2020 at 12:43 pm.

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