Castle · near Cambuslang · South Lanarkshire

Gilbertfield Castle

Head 400 m south of Cambuslang for Gilbertfield Castle. It is a scheduled monument. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, 11 km away, leads the 99 other places within 15 km.

Photo: Gilbertfield Castle, Taken by User:Supergolden (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

400 m

south of Cambuslang

How well known

Top 27%

#2,271 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Castle near Cambuslang

Just outside Cambuslang

Gilbertfield Castle is 400 m south of Cambuslang. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Cambuslang has 15 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

Afternoons in Cambuslang peak at 18–20°C, June to August.

Jan7° / 2°118 mm

Feb8° / 1°98 mm

Mar9° / 2°82 mm

Apr12° / 4°59 mm

May16° / 7°68 mm

Jun18° / 10°66 mm

Jul20° / 11°83 mm

Aug19° / 11°97 mm

Sep17° / 9°85 mm

Oct13° / 6°120 mm

Nov9° / 3°110 mm

Dec7° / 1°122 mm

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

About

Gilbertfield Castle

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 4 languages.

Cambuslang’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: 400 m south of Cambuslang

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

The map

Gilbertfield Castle and what surrounds it

The numbers show what else is near Gilbertfield Castle, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Gilbertfield Castle

The biggest base of the 8 is Glasgow (617,904 people). The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · 400 m north of it

Cambuslang

33,250 people · 35 places to visit

2 · 1.7 km southwest of it

East Kilbride

76,626 people · 16 places to visit

3 · 1.9 km northwest of it

Rutherglen

31,185 people · 51 places to visit

4 · 2.5 km east of it

Blantyre

16,534 people · 13 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Gilbertfield Castle is	People	Places to visit
Cambuslang	400 m north of it	33,250	35
East Kilbride	1.7 km southwest of it	76,626	16
Rutherglen	1.9 km northwest of it	31,185	51
Blantyre	2.5 km east of it	16,534	13
Glasgow	2.6 km northwest of it	617,904	101
Hamilton	3.4 km southeast of it	55,171	15
Bothwell	3.4 km east of it	7,002	13
Uddingston	3.7 km northeast of it	6,181	7

Make a day of it

Beyond Gilbertfield Castle

99 more lie within 15 km, 4 museums, 2 cathedrals and a castle among them.

Big drawMuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum11 km away · 1M visitors a year 2

CathedralGlasgow Cathedral8.5 km away 3

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandBothwell Castle3.5 km away 4

MuseumGlasgow School of Art10 km away 5

Big drawMuseumRiverside Museum12 km away · 1.1M visitors a year (2015)6

Big drawArt galleryGallery of Modern Art9 km away · 596K visitors a year 7

CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral8.7 km away 8

MuseumPeople's Palace7.6 km away · 290K visitors a year

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

Quick answers on Gilbertfield Castle

Where is Gilbertfield Castle?

Gilbertfield Castle is 400 m south of Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire.

What is Gilbertfield Castle?

Castle in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK.

When is the best time to visit Gilbertfield Castle?

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

Is Gilbertfield Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Gilbertfield Castle?

Within 15 km: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (11 km), Glasgow Cathedral (8.5 km), Bothwell Castle (3.5 km) and Glasgow School of Art (10 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)

Gilbertfield Castle: Taken by User:Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Glasgow Cathedral: Bewahrerderwerte, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bothwell Castle: James Mérigot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Glasgow School of Art: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Riverside Museum: Cutkiller2018, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gallery of Modern Art: BrainiacBlink, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Andrew's Cathedral: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
People's Palace: Emmi Hakka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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