MacLellan's Castle
MacLellan's Castle is a castle in Dumfries and Galloway. Visitors find it 38 km northwest of Flimby. It is a scheduled monument.
Fort near Flimby
A trip from Flimby
MacLellan's Castle is 38 km northwest of Flimby. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Flimby has 3 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month in Flimby
Warmest in Flimby are June to August, at 17–19°C.
MacLellan's Castle
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 8 languages. Add Tolbooth Art Centre, 200 m away, to a visit; it leads 12 places within 15 km.
- Type
- Fort
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 8 languages
- Town
- 38 km northwest of Flimby
Getting your bearings
Find MacLellan's Castle in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns close to MacLellan's Castle
Among the 4, Workington is the biggest, home to 21,276 people. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
Flimby
Maryport
Seaton
Workington
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where MacLellan's Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flimby | 38 km southeast of it | 1,716 | 5 |
| Maryport | 39 km east of it | 8,526 | 4 |
| Seaton | 39 km southeast of it | 5,051 | 2 |
| Workington | 39 km southeast of it | 21,276 | 1 |
While you are near MacLellan's Castle
12 more lie within 15 km, 3 castles, 2 museums and an abbey or priory among them.
MuseumTolbooth Art Centre200 m away2
MuseumStewartry Museum200 m away3
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandThreave Castle13 km away4CastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandCardoness Castle10 km away5Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryDundrennan Abbey7.5 km away6
Garden · National Trust for ScotlandThreave Garden (NTS)12 km away7CastleCastleOrchardton Tower14 km away8Historic houseHistoric houseCally Palace9.1 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about MacLellan's Castle
Where is MacLellan's Castle?
MacLellan's Castle is 38 km northwest of Flimby, Cumbria.
What is MacLellan's Castle?
Castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit MacLellan's Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Flimby, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is MacLellan's Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near MacLellan's Castle?
Within 15 km: Tolbooth Art Centre (200 m), Stewartry Museum (200 m), Threave Castle (13 km) and Cardoness Castle (10 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 (5)
- MacLellan's Castle: Parrot of Doom, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tolbooth Art Centre: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stewartry Museum: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Threave Castle: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Threave Garden (NTS): David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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