Castle · Motherwell · North Lanarkshire

Dalzell House

You can find Dalzell House, a castle, in Motherwell. Close by, within 5 km, are 6 more places to see. On the official register, it is a category A listed building.

Photo: Dalzell House, Jonathan Oldenbuck (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Motherwell

inside the locality

How well known

Top 15%

#1,210 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Castle in Motherwell

Inside Motherwell

Dalzell House is inside Motherwell’s locality, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Category A listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Motherwell has 29 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

Choosing a month

Expect highs of 18–20°C in Motherwell from June to August.

Jan7° / 1°114 mm

Feb7° / 1°92 mm

Mar9° / 2°79 mm

Apr12° / 4°55 mm

May16° / 7°59 mm

Jun18° / 9°68 mm

Jul20° / 11°88 mm

Aug19° / 11°90 mm

Sep17° / 9°82 mm

Oct13° / 6°112 mm

Nov9° / 3°105 mm

Dec7° / 1°118 mm

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

About

Dalzell House

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 7 languages. Further out, Motherwell Cathedral is 2.2 km away.

Motherwell’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Category A listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 7 languages
Town: in Motherwell

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

The map

Map of Dalzell House and nearby

Find Dalzell House in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Dalzell House

The 8 towns are led in size by Hamilton, with 55,171 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in town

Motherwell

33,021 people · 10 places to visit

2 · 1.2 km east of it

Wishaw

30,190 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 1.2 km west of it

Hamilton

55,171 people · 15 places to visit

4 · 2.1 km south of it

Larkhall

15,319 people · 7 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Dalzell House is	People	Places to visit
Motherwell	It’s in town	33,021	10
Wishaw	1.2 km east of it	30,190	7
Hamilton	1.2 km west of it	55,171	15
Larkhall	2.1 km south of it	15,319	7
Carfin	2.8 km north of it	4,427	4
New Stevenston	3.2 km north of it	6,298	6
Newarthill	4.2 km north of it	6,956	4
Cleland	4.3 km northeast of it	3,043	3

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

Of the 33 within 15 km, look for 4 castles, 2 museums and a cathedral.

CathedralMotherwell Cathedral2.2 km away 2

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandBothwell Castle8.4 km away 3

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCadzow Castle (ruin)2.8 km away 4

Museum · National Trust for ScotlandDavid Livingstone Museum7.4 km away 5

Theme parkM&D's Theme Park4.9 km away 6

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCraignethan Castle10 km away 7

MuseumLow Parks Museum3.7 km away 8

CastleStrathaven Castle12 km away

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

Visiting Dalzell House: the answers

Where is Dalzell House?

Dalzell House is in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, inside the town’s locality.

What is Dalzell House?

Castle in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK.

When is the best time to visit Dalzell House?

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

Is Dalzell House a listed building?

Yes: category A listed building.

What else is there to see near Dalzell House?

Within 15 km: Motherwell Cathedral (2.2 km), Bothwell Castle (8.4 km), Cadzow Castle (ruin) (2.8 km) and David Livingstone Museum (7.4 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)

Dalzell House: Jonathan Oldenbuck, 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
Cadzow Castle (ruin): Supergolden, 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
Craignethan Castle: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Low Parks Museum: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Strathaven Castle: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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