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Gartness Castle

Pont 32 (The East Central Lowlands (Stirling, Falkirk & Kilsyth))
Timothy Pont, c. 1583-96image courtesy of NLS

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Alternative names for Gartness Castle

Gairtnes

Where is Gartness Castle?

Gartness Castle is in the parish of Drymen and the county of Stirlingshire.

Grid reference: NS 5025 8652

Lat / long: 56.04805100, -4.40583730

OS Map for Gartness Castle

Loch Lomond South (Dumbarton, Helensburgh, Drymen & Cove)
OS Explorer map OL38

Campsie Fells (Kilsyth, Strathblane & Fintry)
OS Explorer map 348

Directions to Gartness Castle

Enter a starting point

Weather at Gartness Castle

4°C
max 4°C / min 3°C

7km/h ENE
1015mb
87%
20%
06:47 17:19

Few clouds
Weather observed at Killearn at 02:44

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland

Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Canmore

Castles near Gartness Castle

Ancient sites near Gartness Castle

Craigievern broch

3.8km away

Dumgoyach standing stones

6.5km away

Craigmore Cottage (possible) standing stone

6.9km away

Strathblane standing stone

9.4km away

Clairinsh crannog

9.5km away

Craigie fort

9.6km away

Broadgate Farm standing stone

9.7km away

Knockraich standing stone

10.7km away

Balgair Muir standing stone

11.2km away

more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Gartness Castle

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

25.9km away

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II symbol stone

25.9km away

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

40.3km away

Blackford Class I symbol stone

48.2km away

Fowlis Wester Class II cross-slab

56.7km away

Fowlis Wester Church Class III cross-slab

56.8km away

Tullibole Class III cross slab

57.0km away

Dupplin Cross Class III cross

63.7km away

Dunadd Class I rock carving

66.8km away

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Gartness Castle

Todholes (possible) silver chain

67.1km away

Borland silver chain

68.6km away

Whitecleugh silver chain

73.3km away

Norrie's Law hoard

93.0km away

Haddington silver chain

101.7km away

Whitlaw silver chain

106.2km away

Traprain Law silver chain

108.3km away

Hoardweel silver chain

130.6km away

Torvean silver chain

157.5km away

more Pictish sites....

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Gartness Castle

Killearn Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barKillearn

2.1km away

Best Western Buchanan Arms Hotel & Spa

hotel, restaurant, barDrymen

3.3km away

The Winnock Hotel

hotel, restaurant, pubDrymen

3.5km away

The Beech Tree Inn

pub, restaurantDumgoyne

3.7km away

The Oak Tree Inn

hotel, pub, restaurantBalmaha

9.1km away

The Kirkhouse Inn

hotel, restaurant, barBlanefield

9.3km away

Culcreuch Castle Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barFintry

11.8km away

Cameron House on Loch Lomond

hotel, restaurant, barArden

13.1km away

Premier Inn Glasgow (Milngavie)

hotel, restaurantGlasgow

13.8km away

Premier Inn Dumbarton / Loch Lomond

hotel, restaurant, barDumbarton

13.9km away

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