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Torrance House

Torrance House is an 18th and 19th century mansion which incorporates the 16th century tower of Torrance Castle.

In 1494 Sir Robert Cunningham, described as laird of Cunningham, had a sasine of the 6 shilling, 8 penny (or half merk) lands of Estir Brouncastell, once owned by James Hamilton, an illegitimate son of James Hamilton of Torrance, along with Peristoun in Ayrshire.

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Alternative names for Torrance House

Torrance Castle; Torrans

Where is Torrance House?

Torrance House is in the parish of East Kilbride and the county of Lanarkshire.

Grid reference: NS 65478 52651

Lat / long: 55.748520, -4.144593

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OS Map for Torrance House

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

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Weather at Torrance House

11°C
max 11°C / min 9°C
2km/h E
1026mb
87%
100%
03:31 21:04

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at East Kilbride at 00:43

References (books)

The History of Rutherglen and East Kilbride
David Ure
Glasgow, 1793
The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland A.D. 1424-1513
James Balfour Paul
Edinburgh, 1882

References (websites)

Canmore

Castles near Torrance House

Torrance motte

0.5km away

The Tor

0.5km away

Calderwood Castle (site of)

2.7km away

Craigneith Castle

2.8km away

Lickprivick Castle

3.8km away

Lickprivick motte

3.9km away

Crossbasket Castle

4.0km away

Mains Castle

4.3km away

Comyn's Castle

4.4km away
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Ancient sites near Torrance House

Gowkstone standing stone

12.2km away

Gleniffer Braes standing stones

21.5km away

Shirva (site of) souterrain

23.1km away

Craigmaddie Muir (possible) standing stones

24.7km away

Craigmaddie Muir cairn, standing stone

24.8km away

Law Stone of Mugdock (site of) standing stones

25.7km away

Broadgate Farm standing stone

28.1km away

Strathblane standing stone

28.2km away

Auchincloich (site of) broch

28.3km away
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Pictish stones near Torrance House

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

47.0km away

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

50.0km away

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II cross slab

50.0km away

Tullibole Class III cross slab

62.6km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

63.1km away

Blackford Class I symbol stone

63.2km away

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

63.7km away

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

63.7km away

Bore Stone of Gask Class II cross slab

72.8km away
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Pictish sites near Torrance House

Whitecleugh silver chain

36.3km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

38.9km away

Borland silver chain

41.0km away

Whitlaw silver chain

84.2km away

Haddington silver chain

88.5km away

Norrie's Law hoard

93.4km away

Traprain Law silver chain

95.5km away

Hoardweel silver chain

113.4km away

Dunnicaer fort

181.2km away
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Accommodation near Torrance House

Macdonald Crutherland House
hotel, restaurant, barEast Kilbride
1.0km away
Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride Central
hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride
1.9km away
The Bruce Hotel, East Kilbride
hotelEast Kilbride
2.6km away
The Torrance Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantEast Kilbride
2.9km away
Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride (Nerston Toll)
hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride
3.0km away
Crossbasket Castle
hotel, restaurantHigh Blantyre
4.0km away
Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride (Peel Park)
hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride
4.3km away
Holiday Inn Glasgow East Kilbride
hotel, bar, restaurantEast Kilbride
5.8km away
Clydesdale Hotel
hotelHamilton
6.8km away
Holiday Inn Express Hamilton
hotelHamilton
7.7km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Torrance House

Macdonald Crutherland House
hotel, restaurant, barEast Kilbride
1.0km away
Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride Central
hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride
1.9km away
The Torrance Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantEast Kilbride
2.9km away
Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride (Nerston Toll)
hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride
3.0km away
Crossbasket Castle
hotel, restaurantHigh Blantyre
4.0km away
Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride (Peel Park)
hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride
4.3km away
Holiday Inn Glasgow East Kilbride
hotel, bar, restaurantEast Kilbride
5.8km away
Days Inn Hamilton
hotel, caféHamilton
8.1km away
Best Western Eglinton Arms Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barEaglesham
8.1km away
Busby Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantBusby
8.4km away
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Published on the 27th of July 2010 at 12:53 pm. Updated on the 26th of December 2020 at 6:49 pm.

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