Lee Castle
Visitors find Lee Castle 1.8 km south of Carluke. It is on the official list as a category B listed building. Within 15 km there are 13 more places to visit, starting with Craignethan Castle (3.9 km).
Castle near Carluke
Just outside Carluke
Lee Castle is 1.8 km south of Carluke. Towns near it ↓
Category B listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Carluke has 4 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 warm months in Carluke are July and August, with 18–19°C highs.
Lee Castle
Its story is told in 4 languages on Wikipedia.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Category B listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 1.8 km south of Carluke
Around Lee Castle, mapped
Lee Castle is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Nearby towns
The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Combine it with these
Within 15 km you can add 4 castles, 2 historic houses and a cathedral.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCraignethan Castle3.9 km away2
CathedralMotherwell Cathedral14 km away3
Historic houseCorehouse5.7 km away4
CastleDalzell House13 km away5
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCadzow Castle (ruin)14 km away6CastleCastleDouglas Castle15 km away7
MuseumMotherwell Heritage Centre15 km away8
Historic houseChatelherault House14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
What people ask about Lee Castle
Where is Lee Castle?
Lee Castle is 1.8 km south of Carluke, South Lanarkshire.
What is Lee Castle?
Castle in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Lee Castle?
July and August are the warmest months in Carluke, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Lee Castle a listed building?
Yes: category B listed building.
What else is there to see near Lee Castle?
Within 15 km: Craignethan Castle (3.9 km), Motherwell Cathedral (14 km), Corehouse (5.7 km) and Dalzell House (13 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)
- Lee Castle: John Preston Neale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Craignethan Castle: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Motherwell Cathedral: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corehouse: Mrslippery at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dalzell House: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cadzow Castle (ruin): Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Motherwell Heritage Centre: Chris Upson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chatelherault House: Graham Laird, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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