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Lickprivick motte

Not far from the site of Lickprivick Castle is a mound which may be the motte of an earlier wooden castle.

Measuring around 2.5m tall, it used to be approximately square on plan, with the top measuring about 7m on each side. However over time the mound has taken on a rounder shape, and the bottom of the mound is around 24m in diameter.

It is now surrounded by a housing estate.

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Where is Lickprivick motte?

Lickprivick motte is in the parish of East Kilbride and the county of Lanarkshire.

Grid reference: NS 6157 5249

Lat / long: 55.745981, -4.206753

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OS Map for Lickprivick motte

OS map 334
East Kilbride, Galston & Darvel (Loudoun Hill & Whitelee Forest)
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Directions to Lickprivick motte

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Weather at Lickprivick motte

12°C
max 12°C / min 12°C
11km/h ENE
1014mb
89%
75%
03:32 21:02

Moderate rain
Weather observed at East Kilbride at 05:43

References (books)

The History of Rutherglen and East Kilbride
David Ure
Glasgow, 1793

References (websites)

Canmore

Castles near Lickprivick motte

Lickprivick Castle

0.2km away

Rough Hill motte

3.0km away

Castle Hill motte

3.1km away

Polnoon Castle

3.3km away

The Tor

3.4km away

Mains Castle

3.7km away

Torrance motte

3.8km away

Comyn's Castle

3.8km away

Torrance House

3.9km away
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Ancient sites near Lickprivick motte

Gowkstone standing stone

8.4km away

Gleniffer Braes standing stones

18.0km away

Craigmaddie Muir (possible) standing stones

24.0km away

Craigmaddie Muir cairn, standing stone

24.2km away

Shirva (site of) souterrain

24.2km away

Law Stone of Mugdock (site of) standing stones

24.7km away

Langbank crannog

27.1km away

Camp Castle broch

27.2km away

Broadgate Farm standing stone

27.3km away
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Pictish stones near Lickprivick motte

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

49.3km away

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

50.7km away

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II cross slab

50.8km away

Blackford Class I symbol stone

65.1km away

Tullibole Class III cross slab

65.3km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

66.8km away

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

67.5km away

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

67.5km away

Bore Stone of Gask Class II cross slab

74.7km away
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Pictish sites near Lickprivick motte

Whitecleugh silver chain

38.0km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

42.7km away

Borland silver chain

44.9km away

Whitlaw silver chain

88.1km away

Haddington silver chain

92.3km away

Norrie's Law hoard

96.7km away

Traprain Law silver chain

99.3km away

Hoardweel silver chain

117.3km away

Dunnicaer fort

184.0km away
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Accommodation near Lickprivick motte

Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride (Peel Park)
hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride
1.9km away
The Bruce Hotel, East Kilbride
hotelEast Kilbride
2.4km away
Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride Central
hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride
2.5km away
The Torrance Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantEast Kilbride
3.0km away
Holiday Inn Glasgow East Kilbride
hotel, bar, restaurantEast Kilbride
3.1km away
Macdonald Crutherland House
hotel, restaurant, barEast Kilbride
3.8km away
Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride (Nerston Toll)
hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride
4.2km away
Best Western Eglinton Arms Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barEaglesham
4.2km away
Busby Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantBusby
5.4km away
Crossbasket Castle
hotel, restaurantHigh Blantyre
6.5km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Lickprivick motte

Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride (Peel Park)
hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride
1.9km away
Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride Central
hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride
2.5km away
The Torrance Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantEast Kilbride
3.0km away
Holiday Inn Glasgow East Kilbride
hotel, bar, restaurantEast Kilbride
3.1km away
Macdonald Crutherland House
hotel, restaurant, barEast Kilbride
3.8km away
Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride (Nerston Toll)
hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride
4.2km away
Best Western Eglinton Arms Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barEaglesham
4.2km away
Busby Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantBusby
5.4km away
Crossbasket Castle
hotel, restaurantHigh Blantyre
6.5km away
Redhurst Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barGiffnock
7.7km away
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Published on the 27th of July 2010 at 2:33 pm. Updated on the 25th of May 2014 at 4:43 pm.

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