Castlecary Castle
Castlecary Castle is a 15th-century tower house. Visitors find it 100 m northeast of Cumbernauld. Its status is a category A listed building.
Castle near Cumbernauld
Just outside Cumbernauld
Castlecary Castle is 100 m northeast of Cumbernauld. Towns near it ↓
Category A listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Cumbernauld has 34 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather through the year
Afternoons in Cumbernauld reach 18–19°C from June to August.
Castlecary Castle
Articles on it exist in 4 languages. Around it, within 15 km, lie 31 more places, Antonine Wall (7.6 km) first on our list.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 100 m northeast of Cumbernauld
The area around Castlecary Castle
Orange marks Castlecary Castle, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Towns around Castlecary Castle, by distance
Home to 50,557 people, Cumbernauld is the largest of these 3. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Cumbernauld
Bonnybridge
Denny
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Castlecary Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumbernauld | 100 m southwest of it | 50,557 | 7 |
| Bonnybridge | 4 km northeast of it | 5,085 | 2 |
| Denny | 4.2 km northeast of it | 9,390 | 3 |
Other places close by
Among the 31 within 15 km are 3 castles, 2 forts and 2 museums.
FortAntonine Wall7.6 km away2
CastleAirth Castle15 km away3
FortDuncarron Medieval Village8.9 km away4
MuseumCallendar House11 km away5
CastlePlean Castle11 km away6
CastleBedlay Castle12 km away7
MuseumSummerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life13 km away8GardenGardenSeven Lochs Wetland Park15 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Castlecary Castle in questions
Where is Castlecary Castle?
Castlecary Castle is 100 m northeast of Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire.
What is Castlecary Castle?
15th-century tower house in Scotland.
When is the best time to visit Castlecary Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Cumbernauld, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Castlecary Castle a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near Castlecary Castle?
Within 15 km: Antonine Wall (7.6 km), Airth Castle (15 km), Duncarron Medieval Village (8.9 km) and Callendar House (11 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 (8)
- Castlecary Castle: carrickstone emily, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Antonine Wall: Chris Wimbush, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Airth Castle: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duncarron Medieval Village: The Clanranald Trust for Scotland, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Callendar House: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Plean Castle: Derek Ferris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bedlay Castle: Drawn by User:Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life: Jayhoolihan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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