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Castle · near Lockerbie · Dumfries and Galloway

Auchen Castle

Auchen Castle is a castle in Dumfries and Galloway. On the map, it sits 24 km north of Lockerbie. It is on the official list as a scheduled monument.

Where
24 km
north of Lockerbie
How well known
Top 19%
#1,601 of 8,556 places we list
Warmest months
Jun–Aug
highs of 18–20°C
In brief

Castle near Lockerbie

A trip from Lockerbie

Auchen Castle is 24 km north of Lockerbie. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Lockerbie has 38 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

How the seasons run

From June to August, Lockerbie sees highs of 18–20°C.

Jan7° / 1°116 mm
Feb7° / 1°92 mm
Mar9° / 2°83 mm
Apr12° / 4°64 mm
May16° / 7°70 mm
Jun18° / 9°80 mm
Jul20° / 11°94 mm
Aug19° / 11°105 mm
Sep17° / 9°87 mm
Oct13° / 6°125 mm
Nov10° / 4°113 mm
Dec7° / 1°113 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Lockerbie, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Lockerbie. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Lockerbie’s full climate →
About

Auchen Castle

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 5 languages.

Lockerbie’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type
Castle
Listed
Scheduled monument
Wikipedias
Covered in 5 languages
Town
24 km north of Lockerbie
Official site
auchencastle.co.uk
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

The area around Auchen Castle

Use the numbers to match each place near Auchen Castle with the list.

© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

12
  1. 1Lockerbie
  2. 2Locharbriggs
1 · 24 km south of it

Lockerbie

4,411 people · 1 place to visit

2 · 26 km south of it

Locharbriggs

5,488 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 2 towns
TownWhere Auchen Castle isPeoplePlaces to visit
Lockerbie24 km south of it4,4111
Locharbriggs26 km south of it5,4886

Auchen Castle in questions

Where is Auchen Castle?

Auchen Castle is 24 km north of Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway.

What is Auchen Castle?

Castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK.

When is the best time to visit Auchen Castle?

June to August are the warmest months in Lockerbie, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Auchen Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

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