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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

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

Directions to Torrance motte

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Weather at Torrance motte

8°C
max 9°C / min 7°C

8km/h WSW
997mb
88%
56%
06:41 17:23

Broken clouds
Weather observed at East Kilbride at 16:25

References (books)

Anglo-Norman Castles

Robert Liddiard
Woodbridge, 2002

The Castles of Glasgow and the Clyde

Gordon Mason
Musselburgh, 2000

References (websites)

Castles near Torrance motte

Torrance House

The Tor

Calderwood Castle (site of)

Craigneith Castle

Lickprivick Castle

Crossbasket Castle

Lickprivick motte

Mains Castle

Comyn's Castle

more castles....

Ancient sites near Torrance motte

Gowkstone standing stone

Gleniffer Braes standing stones

Shirva (site of) souterrain

Craigmaddie Muir (possible) standing stones

Craigmaddie Muir cairn, standing stone

Law Stone of Mugdock (site of) standing stones

Broadgate Farm standing stone

Strathblane standing stone

Auchincloich (site of) broch

more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Torrance motte

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II symbol stone

Tullibole Class III cross slab

Blackford Class I symbol stone

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

Fowlis Wester Class II cross-slab

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Torrance motte

Whitecleugh silver chain

Todholes (possible) silver chain

Borland silver chain

Whitlaw silver chain

Haddington silver chain

Norrie's Law hoard

Traprain Law silver chain

Hoardweel silver chain

Dunnicaer fort

more Pictish sites....

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Torrance motte

Macdonald Crutherland House

hotel, restaurant, barEast Kilbride

Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride Central

hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride

The Torrance Hotel

hotel, bar, restaurantEast Kilbride

Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride (Nerston Toll)

hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride

Crossbasket Castle

hotel, restaurantHigh Blantyre

Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride (Peel Park)

hotel, restaurantEast Kilbride

Holiday Inn Glasgow East Kilbride

hotel, bar, restaurantEast Kilbride

Best Western Eglinton Arms Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barEaglesham

Days Inn Hamilton

hotel, caféHamilton

Busby Hotel

hotel, bar, restaurantBusby

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