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Cot Castle (site of)

Cot Castle is included as a possible motte in a list in the book Anglo-Norman Castles.

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Alternative names for Cot Castle

Cat Castle; Coat Castle; Kat Castle; Stanehous; Stanhouse; Stannas; Stenhous; Stenhouse

Where is Cot Castle?

Cot Castle is in the parish of Stonehouse and the county of Lanarkshire.

Grid reference: NS 7394 4566

Lat / long: 55.68798400, -4.00676470

OS Map for Cot Castle

Lanark & Tinto Hills (Lesmahagow & Douglas)
OS Explorer map 335

Directions to Cot Castle

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Weather at Cot Castle

10°C
max 11°C / min 10°C

13km/h WSW
1029mb
91%
100%
08:36 16:13

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Stonehouse at 13:13

References (books)

Anglo-Norman Castles

Robert Liddiard
Woodbridge, 2002

Origines Parochiales Scotiae (Volume 1)

Various
Edinburgh, 1851

The Castles of Glasgow and the Clyde

Gordon Mason
Musselburgh, 2000

The Castles of Scotland

Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

The Exchequer rolls of Scotland (Volume 9)

George Burnett
Edinburgh, 1886

The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland A.D. 1513-1546

James Balfour Paul
Edinburgh, 1883

References (websites)

Canmore

Castles near Cot Castle

Ancient sites near Cot Castle

Kirk Hill (possible) fort

21.2km away

Gowkstone standing stone

22.2km away

Calla broch

25.3km away

Quothquan Law fort

25.8km away

Wester Yardhouses souterrain

26.9km away

West Lindsaylands cursus

29.1km away

Shirva (site of) souterrain

30.2km away

Gleniffer Braes standing stones

32.1km away

Tantallen Hill (possible) (site of) souterrain

33.0km away

more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Cot Castle

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

49.7km away

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

56.9km away

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II cross slab

56.9km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

58.2km away

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

58.8km away

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

58.8km away

Tullibole Class III cross slab

63.5km away

Blackford Class I symbol stone

66.7km away

Bore Stone of Gask Class II cross slab

76.1km away

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Cot Castle

Whitecleugh silver chain

26.8km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

29.8km away

Borland silver chain

32.1km away

Whitlaw silver chain

75.8km away

Haddington silver chain

82.4km away

Traprain Law silver chain

89.4km away

Norrie's Law hoard

91.2km away

Hoardweel silver chain

105.8km away

Dunnicaer fort

180.8km away

more Pictish sites....

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Cot Castle

Best Western Strathaven Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barStrathaven

3.1km away

Macdonald Crutherland House

hotel, restaurant, barEast Kilbride

10.5km away

Days Inn Hamilton

hotel, caféHamilton

11.2km away

Alona Hotel

hotel, restaurantMotherwell

12.7km away

Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride Central

hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride

12.8km away

Crossbasket Castle

hotel, restaurantHigh Blantyre

13.0km away

Best Western Cartland Bridge Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barLanark

13.1km away

Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride (Nerston Toll)