Castle · near Hamilton · South Lanarkshire

Cadzow Castle (ruin)

Cadzow Castle (ruin) lies 700 m east of Hamilton. It is protected as a scheduled monument. There are 35 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Motherwell Cathedral (3.9 km).

Photo: Cadzow Castle (ruin), Supergolden (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

700 m

east of Hamilton

Run by

Historic Environment Scotland

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 15%

#1,210 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–19°C

In brief

Castle near Hamilton

Just outside Hamilton

Cadzow Castle (ruin) is 700 m east of Hamilton. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by Historic Environment Scotland

One of the places Historic Environment Scotland looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Hamilton has 151 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

The best months to visit

Warm weather in Hamilton runs June to August, with highs of 18–19°C.

Jan7° / 1°113 mm

Feb7° / 1°91 mm

Mar9° / 2°80 mm

Apr12° / 4°54 mm

May15° / 6°59 mm

Jun18° / 9°67 mm

Jul19° / 11°84 mm

Aug19° / 11°89 mm

Sep16° / 9°81 mm

Oct13° / 6°111 mm

Nov9° / 3°107 mm

Dec7° / 1°120 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Hamilton, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Hamilton. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Hamilton’s full climate →

About

Cadzow Castle (ruin)

Upkeep is seen to by Historic Environment Scotland. Its Wikipedia coverage spans 5 languages.

Hamilton’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: Historic Environment Scotland
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 5 languages
Town: 700 m east of Hamilton

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Getting your bearings

Orange shows Cadzow Castle (ruin); numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

The towns around Cadzow Castle (ruin)

The 8 towns are led in size by Glasgow, with 617,904 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · 700 m west of it

Hamilton

55,171 people · 15 places to visit

2 · 2.2 km northeast of it

Motherwell

33,021 people · 10 places to visit

3 · 2.5 km southeast of it

Larkhall

15,319 people · 7 places to visit

4 · 3.8 km east of it

Wishaw

30,190 people · 7 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Cadzow Castle (ruin) is	People	Places to visit
Hamilton	700 m west of it	55,171	15
Motherwell	2.2 km northeast of it	33,021	10
Larkhall	2.5 km southeast of it	15,319	7
Wishaw	3.8 km east of it	30,190	7
Blantyre	4.5 km northwest of it	16,534	13
Bothwell	4.6 km northwest of it	7,002	13
Carfin	6 km northeast of it	4,427	4
Glasgow	19 km northwest of it	617,904	101

Make a day of it

Beyond Cadzow Castle (ruin)

Also close at hand are 4 castles, 2 museums and a cathedral, among 35 within 15 km.

CathedralMotherwell Cathedral3.9 km away 2

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandBothwell Castle7.3 km away 3

CastleDalzell House2.8 km away 4

Museum · National Trust for ScotlandDavid Livingstone Museum6.2 km away 5

Theme parkM&D's Theme Park4.6 km away 6

MuseumLow Parks Museum2.4 km away 7

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCraignethan Castle11 km away 8

CastleStrathaven Castle9.8 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Cadzow Castle (ruin): the answers

Where is Cadzow Castle (ruin)?

Cadzow Castle (ruin) is 700 m east of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire.

What is Cadzow Castle (ruin)?

Castle in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK.

Who runs Cadzow Castle (ruin)?

Historic Environment Scotland, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Cadzow Castle (ruin)?

June to August are the warmest months in Hamilton, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Cadzow Castle (ruin) a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Cadzow Castle (ruin)?

Within 15 km: Motherwell Cathedral (3.9 km), Bothwell Castle (7.3 km), Dalzell House (2.8 km) and David Livingstone Museum (6.2 km).

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.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Cadzow Castle (ruin): Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Motherwell Cathedral: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bothwell Castle: James Mérigot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Dalzell House: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
David Livingstone Museum: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
M&D's Theme Park: Gordon McKinlay, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Low Parks Museum: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Craignethan Castle: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Strathaven Castle: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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