Hill House
Hill House is a home in Helensburgh, Scotland designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. It is a category A listed building. Add Dumbarton Castle, 14 km away, to a visit; it leads 25 places within 15 km.
Garden in Helensburgh
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#598 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (9 Wikipedias). About ↓
Inside Helensburgh
Hill House is inside Helensburgh’s locality, with 2 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by National Trust for Scotland
One of the places National Trust for Scotland looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Category A listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Helensburgh has 204 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather, month by month
In Helensburgh, July and August are the warmest, at 18°C in the afternoon.
Hill House
Upkeep is seen to by National Trust for Scotland. Articles on it exist in 9 languages.
- Type
- Garden
- Run by
- National Trust for Scotland
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 9 languages
- Town
- in Helensburgh
- Official site
- nts.org.uk/visit/places/the-hill-house
Around Hill House, mapped
The numbers show what else is near Hill House, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Helensburgh’s locality. · NRS locality 2022
Towns that count Hill House
Greenock tops the 8 for size, at 42,870 people. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.
Helensburgh
Greenock
Gourock
Alexandria
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Hill House is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helensburgh | It’s in town | 14,128 | 6 |
| Greenock | 8.5 km south of it | 42,870 | 9 |
| Gourock | 9.4 km southwest of it | 10,072 | 11 |
| Alexandria | 9.5 km east of it | 6,260 | 11 |
| Balloch and Haldane | 9.9 km east of it | 6,000 | 7 |
| Port Glasgow | 11 km south of it | 14,260 | 9 |
| Bonhill | 11 km east of it | 8,608 | 10 |
| Dumbarton | 13 km southeast of it | 21,027 | 8 |
While you are near Hill House
There are 25 within 15 km, 5 castles and 3 museums among them.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDumbarton Castle14 km away2
CastleArdencaple Castle2 km away3CastleCastleBalloch Castle9 km away4
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandNewark Castle9.7 km away5
Museum · National Trust for ScotlandGeilston Garden6.7 km away6
MuseumMcLean Museum and Art Gallery7.7 km away7MuseumMuseumScottish Submarine Centre1.3 km away8CastleCastleKilmahew Castle7.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on Hill House
Where is Hill House?
Hill House is in Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, inside the town’s locality.
What is Hill House?
Home in Helensburgh, Scotland designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
Who runs Hill House?
National Trust for Scotland, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Hill House?
July and August are the warmest months in Helensburgh, with afternoon highs of 18–18°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Hill House a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near Hill House?
Within 15 km: Dumbarton Castle (14 km), Ardencaple Castle (2 km), Balloch Castle (9 km) and Newark Castle (9.7 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 (5)
- Dumbarton Castle: Otter, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ardencaple Castle: Cmacauley, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newark Castle: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Geilston Garden: Eddie Mackinnon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- McLean Museum and Art Gallery: Hajotthu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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