Dargavel House
Look for Dargavel House, a castle, 500 m south of Bishopton. 50 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Dumbarton Castle (6.2 km).
Castle near Bishopton
Just outside Bishopton
Dargavel House is 500 m south of Bishopton. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The best months to visit
If warmth matters, go June to August: Bishopton reaches 18–19°C.
Dargavel House
- Type
- Castle
- Town
- 500 m south of Bishopton
Mapping Dargavel House
Orange marks Dargavel House, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
The towns around Dargavel House
Paisley is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (79,351 people). Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Bishopton
Erskine
Houston
Linwood
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Dargavel House is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishopton | 500 m north of it | 10,048 | 4 |
| Erskine | 2.1 km east of it | 14,857 | 8 |
| Houston | 2.9 km southwest of it | 6,206 | 2 |
| Linwood | 3.9 km south of it | 8,408 | 5 |
| Paisley | 4.2 km southeast of it | 79,351 | 27 |
| Bowling and Old Kilpatrick | 4.3 km northeast of it | 4,761 | 6 |
| Clydebank | 4.3 km east of it | 26,220 | 9 |
| Dumbarton | 4.8 km northwest of it | 21,027 | 8 |
Make a day of it near Dargavel House
2 castles, 2 museums and 2 cathedrals are among the 50 within 15 km.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDumbarton Castle6.2 km away2
Big drawMuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum14 km away · 1M visitors a year3
Big drawMuseumRiverside Museum13 km away · 1.1M visitors a year (2015)4
CathedralSt Mirin's Cathedral7.4 km away5
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCrookston Castle11 km away6CathedralCathedralSt Mary's Cathedral15 km away7
GardenGlasgow Botanic Gardens14 km away8
Historic house · National Trust for ScotlandPollok House14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Asked about Dargavel House
Where is Dargavel House?
Dargavel House is 500 m south of Bishopton, Renfrewshire.
What is Dargavel House?
Castle.
When is the best time to visit Dargavel House?
June to August are the warmest months in Bishopton, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Dargavel House?
Within 15 km: Dumbarton Castle (6.2 km), Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (14 km), Riverside Museum (13 km) and St Mirin's Cathedral (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 (7)
- Dumbarton Castle: Otter, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Riverside Museum: Cutkiller2018, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mirin's Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Crookston Castle: Richard Sutcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glasgow Botanic Gardens: Finlay McWalter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pollok House: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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