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Torrance motte

Where is Torrance motte?

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

Grid reference: NS 653 531

Lat / long: 55.75246400, -4.14775890

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OS Map for Torrance motte

OS map 334
East Kilbride, Galston & Darvel (Loudoun Hill & Whitelee Forest)
OS Explorer map 334


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Weather at Torrance motte

13°C
max 13°C / min 12°C
5km/h SW
1027mb
81%
100%
03:31 21:04

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at East Kilbride at 21:37
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References (books)

Anglo-Norman Castles
Robert Liddiard
Woodbridge, 2002
The Castles of Glasgow and the Clyde
Gordon Mason
Musselburgh, 2000

References (websites)

Canmore

Castles near Torrance motte

Torrance House

0.5km away

The Tor

0.6km away

Calderwood Castle (site of)

2.3km away

Craigneith Castle

2.4km away

Lickprivick Castle

3.6km away

Crossbasket Castle

3.7km away

Lickprivick motte

3.8km away

Mains Castle

3.9km away

Comyn's Castle

4.0km away
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Ancient sites near Torrance motte

Gowkstone standing stone

12.0km away

Gleniffer Braes standing stones

21.2km away

Shirva (site of) souterrain

22.7km away

Craigmaddie Muir (possible) standing stones

24.2km away

Craigmaddie Muir cairn, standing stone

24.3km away

Law Stone of Mugdock (site of) standing stones

25.2km away

Broadgate Farm standing stone

27.6km away

Strathblane standing stone

27.7km away

Auchincloich (site of) broch

28.0km away
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Pictish stones near Torrance motte

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

46.7km away

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

49.6km away

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II cross slab

49.6km away

Tullibole Class III cross slab

62.4km away

Blackford Class I symbol stone

62.9km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

63.1km away

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

63.8km away

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

63.8km away

Bore Stone of Gask Class II cross slab

72.5km away
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Pictish sites near Torrance motte

Whitecleugh silver chain

36.8km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

39.1km away

Borland silver chain

41.3km away

Whitlaw silver chain

84.4km away

Haddington silver chain

88.5km away

Norrie's Law hoard

93.3km away

Traprain Law silver chain

95.5km away

Hoardweel silver chain

113.5km away

Dunnicaer fort

181.0km away
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Accommodation near Torrance motte

Macdonald Crutherland House
hotel, restaurant, barEast Kilbride
1.4km away
Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride Central
hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride
1.5km away
The Bruce Hotel, East Kilbride
hotelEast Kilbride
2.2km away
The Torrance Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantEast Kilbride
2.4km away
Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride (Nerston Toll)
hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride
2.6km away
Crossbasket Castle
hotel, restaurantHigh Blantyre
3.7km away
Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride (Peel Park)
hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride
3.9km away
Holiday Inn Glasgow East Kilbride
hotel, bar, restaurantEast Kilbride
5.4km away
Clydesdale Hotel
hotelHamilton
6.8km away
Dunard Guest House
bed and breakfastCambuslang
7.5km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Torrance motte

Macdonald Crutherland House
hotel, restaurant, barEast Kilbride
1.4km away
Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride Central
hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride
1.5km away
The Torrance Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantEast Kilbride
2.4km away
Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride (Nerston Toll)
hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride
2.6km away
Crossbasket Castle
hotel, restaurantHigh Blantyre
3.7km away
Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride (Peel Park)
hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride
3.9km away
Holiday Inn Glasgow East Kilbride
hotel, bar, restaurantEast Kilbride
5.4km away
Best Western Eglinton Arms Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barEaglesham
8.0km away
Days Inn Hamilton
hotel, caféHamilton
8.0km away
Busby Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantBusby
8.0km away
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Published on the 17th of February 2012 at 11:11 pm. Updated on the 18th of April 2017 at 10:46 pm.

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