Johnstone Castle
Johnstone Castle stands in Johnstone. It is on the official list as a category B listed building. A short trip away is Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, 14 km off, the first of 46 within 15 km.
Castle in Johnstone
Inside Johnstone
Johnstone Castle is inside Johnstone’s locality. Towns near it ↓
Category B listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Johnstone has 22 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Choosing a month
Aim for June to August, when Johnstone reaches 18–19°C.
Johnstone Castle
4 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Category B listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- in Johnstone
Where it sits
Orange: Johnstone Castle.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. The dashed line is Johnstone’s locality. · NRS locality 2022
Towns close to Johnstone Castle
Paisley is the biggest of the 7 bases nearby (79,351 people). Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
Johnstone
Elderslie
Kilbarchan
Linwood
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Johnstone Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstone | It’s in town | 16,477 | 4 |
| Elderslie | 500 m east of it | 5,632 | 5 |
| Kilbarchan | 1.7 km west of it | 3,367 | 1 |
| Linwood | 1.7 km north of it | 8,408 | 5 |
| Paisley | 2 km east of it | 79,351 | 27 |
| Houston | 3.1 km northwest of it | 6,206 | 2 |
| Bridge of Weir | 4 km northwest of it | 4,927 | 1 |
Other places close by
Around it, within 15 km, lie 46 more, including 3 museums, 2 castles and a cathedral.
Big drawMuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum14 km away · 1M visitors a year2
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDumbarton Castle13 km away3
Big drawMuseumRiverside Museum13 km away · 1.1M visitors a year (2015)4
CathedralSt Mirin's Cathedral6.1 km away5
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCrookston Castle9.5 km away6
Historic house · National Trust for ScotlandPollok House12 km away7
GardenGlasgow Botanic Gardens15 km away8MuseumMuseumThe Burrell Collection12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Johnstone Castle
Where is Johnstone Castle?
Johnstone Castle is in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, inside the town’s locality.
What is Johnstone Castle?
Castle in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Johnstone Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Johnstone, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Johnstone Castle a listed building?
Yes: category B listed building.
What else is there to see near Johnstone Castle?
Within 15 km: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (14 km), Dumbarton Castle (13 km), Riverside Museum (13 km) and St Mirin's Cathedral (6.1 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 (8)
- Johnstone Castle: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dumbarton Castle: Otter, CC BY 3.0, 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
- Pollok House: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glasgow Botanic Gardens: Finlay McWalter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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