Carstairs Castle
South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Carstairs Castle is a castle in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The nearest other castle is Cowthally Castle, 2.3 mi away.
Carstairs Castle at a glance
Type
Castle
Nearest castle
Cowthally Castle
2.3 mi away
Castles in South Lanarkshire
23
Scotland
Location
South Lanarkshire
Scotland
About Carstairs Castle
Carstairs Castle was a stronghold in the east of Carstairs, a short distance from the current site of Carstairs Parish Church. Now long gone, it dates back to at least 1126 when it was given as a gift to the Bishops of Glasgow.
From the Wikipedia article on Carstairs Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carstairs Castle sits at 55.6979, -3.6886 in South Lanarkshire. The closest other castles are Cowthally Castle (2.3 mi), Lanark Castle (4.2 mi) and Corra Castle (4.7 mi). South Lanarkshire has 23 castles in all.
