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Cathcart Castle

Cathcart Castle was a 15th century castle although only its footings now remain.

In 1644 the king ratified a charter and infeftment of 1637 to Bryce Semple of Cathcart which included the six shilling, eight penny land of Easter Browncastle.

Cathcart Castle was inhabited until around 1740 and still stood to a height of five storeys in 1866. Following a partial collapse in 1979 it was demolished in 1980.

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Surnames associated with Cathcart Castle

Semple

Where is Cathcart Castle?

Cathcart Castle is in the parish of Cathcart and the county of Lanarkshire.

Grid reference: NS 58709 60054

Lat / long: 55.81301700, -4.25629200

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OS Map for Cathcart Castle

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

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Weather at Cathcart Castle

5°C
max 6°C / min 4°C
4km/h NE
1029mb
88%
73%
04:05 20:21

Broken clouds
Weather observed at Giffnock at 03:40
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References (books)

The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Canmore

Castles near Cathcart Castle

Lee Castle (site of)

1.9km away

Camphill

2.3km away

Castlemilk (site of)

2.3km away

Rutherglen Castle (site of)

3.2km away

Carmunnock (site of)

3.5km away

Haggs Castle

3.6km away

Castle Hill

3.8km away

Gallowflat (possible) (site of)

3.9km away

The Peel

4.0km away
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Ancient sites near Cathcart Castle

Gowkstone standing stone

8.2km away

Gleniffer Braes standing stones

13.4km away

Craigmaddie Muir (possible) standing stones

16.3km away

Craigmaddie Muir cairn, standing stone

16.4km away

Law Stone of Mugdock (site of) standing stones

16.7km away

Shirva (site of) souterrain

18.7km away

Broadgate Farm standing stone

19.4km away

Strathblane standing stone

19.4km away

Langbank crannog

19.8km away
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Pictish stones near Cathcart Castle

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

44.0km away

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II cross slab

44.0km away

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

45.3km away

Blackford Class I symbol stone

60.1km away

Tullibole Class III cross slab

62.0km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

67.6km away

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

68.3km away

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

68.3km away

Bore Stone of Gask Class II cross slab

69.8km away
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Pictish sites near Cathcart Castle

Whitecleugh silver chain

45.9km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

47.2km away

Borland silver chain

49.2km away

Whitlaw silver chain

91.6km away

Haddington silver chain

93.7km away

Norrie's Law hoard

95.0km away

Traprain Law silver chain

100.6km away

Hoardweel silver chain

119.8km away

Dunnicaer fort

180.7km away
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Accommodation near Cathcart Castle

No 10 Queens Drive
hotelGlasgow
2.0km away
The Ivory Hotel
hotelGlasgow
2.1km away
Ewington City Hotel
hotelGlasgow
2.4km away
Southside Glasgow City Apartments
self-catering apartmentGlasgow
2.5km away
City Apartments Glasgow - South
self-catering apartmentGlasgow
2.5km away
Kings Park Hotel
hotelGlasgow
2.6km away
Redhurst Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barGiffnock
2.9km away
The Burnside Hotel
hotelGlasgow
3.6km away
Busby Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantBusby
3.6km away
Allison Executive Lets - Glasgow South Side, St Andrews Road
self-catering apartmentGlasgow
3.8km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Cathcart Castle

Redhurst Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barGiffnock
2.9km away
Busby Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantBusby
3.6km away
Burrell Café
caféGlasgow
3.7km away
The Kitchen Restaurant
café, restaurantGlasgow
4.2km away
Premier Inn Glasgow City Centre South
hotel, restaurantGlasgow
4.2km away
Sherbrooke Castle Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barGlasgow
4.2km away
Mono
café, barGlasgow
4.8km away
Holiday Inn Glasgow East Kilbride
hotel, bar, restaurantEast Kilbride
4.9km away
Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow
hotel, restaurant, barGlasgow
5.1km away
Premier Inn Glasgow City Centre (Argyle Street)
hotel, restaurantGlasgow
5.1km away
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Published on the 17th of February 2012 at 11:11 pm. Updated on the 26th of December 2020 at 6:32 pm.

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