Castles · Central Scotland
Carstairs Castle
Carstairs Castle — castle in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK.
Anne Burgess — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Carstairs · 1.4 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Carstairs Castle is a castle in the United Kingdom — fortified architecture from the medieval, Tudor, or Victorian-revival period. Wikidata describes it as: "castle in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 55.6979°, -3.6886°.
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From the Wikipedia article
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. In 1302, at the height of the Scottish Wars of Independence, Cartairs Castle had a garrison of seventy troops made up of ten men at arms, twenty named soldiers and forty footmen, which was greater than most local castles indicating that this was of strategic importance - Lanark Castle, by comparison, had a garrison of around 15 men at the time. The castle is believed to occupy the site of a much earlier Roman fortification.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 55.6979, -3.6886
- District
- South Lanarkshire
- Postcode
- ML11 8QG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
- Nearest railway station
- Carstairs — 1.4 km
- Official site
- www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q79807120 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Carstairs Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Carstairs Castle?
- Carstairs Castle is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode ML11 8QG).
- Does Carstairs Castle charge admission?
- Carstairs Castle typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Carstairs Castle?
- The nearest railway station is Carstairs, about 1.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode ML11 8QG.