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Castle · near Lesmahagow · South Lanarkshire

Douglas Castle

The site of Douglas Castle is 8.5 km south of Lesmahagow. It is a category C listed building. Look also at Craignethan Castle, 15 km away, first of 7 more within 15 km.

Where
8.5 km
south of Lesmahagow
How well known
Top 18%
#1,466 of 8,556 places we list
Warmest months
Jul–Aug
highs of 18–18°C
In brief

Castle near Lesmahagow

Near Lesmahagow

Douglas Castle is 8.5 km south of Lesmahagow. Towns near it ↓

Category C listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Lesmahagow has 8 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 year in Lesmahagow

Afternoons in Lesmahagow are warmest in July and August, at 18°C.

Jan6° / 0°127 mm
Feb6° / 0°105 mm
Mar8° / 1°91 mm
Apr11° / 3°64 mm
May14° / 5°64 mm
Jun16° / 8°75 mm
Jul18° / 10°92 mm
Aug18° / 10°97 mm
Sep15° / 8°84 mm
Oct11° / 5°122 mm
Nov8° / 2°122 mm
Dec6° / 0°138 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Lesmahagow, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Lesmahagow. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Lesmahagow’s full climate →
About

Douglas Castle

Its story is told in 6 languages on Wikipedia.

Lesmahagow’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type
Castle
Listed
Category C listed building
Wikipedias
Covered in 6 languages
Town
8.5 km south of Lesmahagow
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Mapping Douglas Castle

The orange dot is Douglas Castle; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022

Towns near it

Where people come from

Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · 8.5 km north of it

Lesmahagow

4,259 people

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

There are 7 within 15 km, 2 castles, 2 museums and a historic house among them.

1Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCraignethan Castle15 km away2Historic houseCorehouse11 km away3CastleLee Castle15 km away4MuseumMuseumLanark Museum12 km away5RuinsRuinsMill 411 km away6MuseumMuseumRobert Owen's House11 km away7Theme parkTheme parkClyde Valley Family Park14 km away

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

Know before you visit Douglas Castle

Where is Douglas Castle?

Douglas Castle is 8.5 km south of Lesmahagow, South Lanarkshire.

What is Douglas Castle?

Castle in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK.

When is the best time to visit Douglas Castle?

July and August are the warmest months in Lesmahagow, with afternoon highs of 18–18°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Douglas Castle a listed building?

Yes: category C listed building.

What else is there to see near Douglas Castle?

Within 15 km: Craignethan Castle (15 km), Corehouse (11 km), Lee Castle (15 km) and Lanark Museum (12 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 (3)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.