Lochmaben Castle
Lochmaben Castle is a castle in Dumfries and Galloway. Look for it 3.8 km west of Lockerbie. On the official register, it is a scheduled monument.
Castle near Lockerbie
Just outside Lockerbie
Lochmaben Castle is 3.8 km west of Lockerbie. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Lockerbie has 38 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The year in Lockerbie
If warmth matters, go June to August: Lockerbie reaches 18–20°C.
Lochmaben Castle
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 4 languages. Nearby, Comlongon Castle (12 km) heads a list of 8 within 15 km.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 3.8 km west of Lockerbie
Around Lochmaben Castle, mapped
The map puts Lochmaben Castle in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Nearby towns
By population, Dumfries leads the 5 with 33,694. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Lockerbie
Locharbriggs
Dumfries
Annan
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Lochmaben Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockerbie | 3.8 km east of it | 4,411 | 1 |
| Locharbriggs | 9.7 km west of it | 5,488 | 6 |
| Dumfries | 13 km southwest of it | 33,694 | 8 |
| Annan | 18 km southeast of it | 8,697 | 3 |
| Gretna | 27 km southeast of it | 3,435 | 1 |
Other places close by
Our list has 8 more within 15 km, among them 6 museums, a castle and a historic house.
MuseumDumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum9.2 km away4
MuseumDumfries Museum13 km away5
MuseumGracefield Arts Centre12 km away6
MuseumRobert Burns Centre13 km away7MuseumMuseumOld Bridge House Museum13 km away8MuseumMuseumCamera Obscura13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Lochmaben Castle in questions
Where is Lochmaben Castle?
Lochmaben Castle is 3.8 km west of Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway.
What is Lochmaben Castle?
Castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Lochmaben Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Lockerbie, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Lochmaben Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Lochmaben Castle?
Within 15 km: Comlongon Castle (12 km), Hoddom Castle (11 km), Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum (9.2 km) and Dumfries Museum (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 (5)
- Lochmaben Castle: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum: Expatscot, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dumfries Museum: FutureMuseumSW, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gracefield Arts Centre: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Burns Centre: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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