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Castle · near Skinburness · Cumbria

Hoddom Castle

Hoddom Castle is a castle in Dumfries and Galloway. On the map, it sits 17 km north of Skinburness. The register lists it as a category A listed building.

Where
17 km
north of Skinburness
How well known
Top 23%
#1,932 of 8,556 places we list
Warmest months
Jun–Sep
highs of 17–19°C
In brief

Castle near Skinburness

A trip from Skinburness

Hoddom Castle is 17 km north of Skinburness. Towns near it ↓

Category A listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Skinburness has 2 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Picking your season

Highs of 17–19°C mark June to September in Skinburness.

Jan8° / 2°89 mm
Feb8° / 2°71 mm
Mar10° / 3°64 mm
Apr12° / 4°51 mm
May15° / 7°57 mm
Jun18° / 9°72 mm
Jul19° / 11°81 mm
Aug19° / 11°92 mm
Sep17° / 10°81 mm
Oct14° / 7°105 mm
Nov11° / 5°92 mm
Dec8° / 2°94 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Skinburness, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Skinburness. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Skinburness’ full climate →
About

Hoddom Castle

Its story is told in 4 languages on Wikipedia. A short trip away is Caerlaverock Castle, 15 km off, the first of 7 within 15 km.

Skinburness’ listed buildings and monuments →

Type
Castle
Listed
Category A listed building
Wikipedias
Covered in 4 languages
Town
17 km north of Skinburness
Official site
hoddomcastle.co.uk
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Finding Hoddom Castle

On this map, Hoddom Castle is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

Towns near it

Bases near Hoddom Castle

These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · 17 km south of it

Skinburness

270 people · 1 place to visit

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Our list has 7 more within 15 km, among them 4 castles, 2 museums and an attraction.

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

Hoddom Castle in questions

Where is Hoddom Castle?

Hoddom Castle is 17 km north of Skinburness, Cumbria.

What is Hoddom Castle?

Castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK.

When is the best time to visit Hoddom Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Skinburness, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Hoddom Castle a listed building?

Yes: category A listed building.

What else is there to see near Hoddom Castle?

Within 15 km: Caerlaverock Castle (15 km), Comlongon Castle (8.6 km), Robgill Tower (9.3 km) and Lochmaben Castle (11 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (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 (1)

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.