Castle · Newton Mearns · East Renfrewshire

Mearns Castle

Newton Mearns counts Mearns Castle among its places to visit. Our list has 5 more places within 5 km. Officially, it is a category A listed building.

Photo: Mearns Castle, wrobison (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Newton Mearns

inside the locality

How well known

Top 22%

#1,855 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–19°C

In brief

Castle in Newton Mearns

Inside Newton Mearns

Mearns Castle is inside Newton Mearns’ locality, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Category A listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Newton Mearns has 13 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 seasons here

Warm weather in Newton Mearns runs June to August, with highs of 18–19°C.

Jan6° / 1°161 mm

Feb7° / 1°120 mm

Mar9° / 2°105 mm

Apr12° / 4°67 mm

May15° / 6°73 mm

Jun18° / 9°74 mm

Jul19° / 11°90 mm

Aug19° / 11°93 mm

Sep16° / 9°100 mm

Oct13° / 6°143 mm

Nov9° / 3°138 mm

Dec7° / 1°158 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Newton Mearns, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Newton Mearns. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Newton Mearns’ full climate →

About

Mearns Castle

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 5 languages. Nearby, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (11 km) leads the list.

Newton Mearns’ listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Category A listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 5 languages
Town: in Newton Mearns

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Mearns Castle at a glance

Find Mearns Castle in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

The towns around Mearns Castle

Of the 8, Glasgow is the largest, at 617,904 people. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Newton Mearns

28,447 people · 17 places to visit

2 · 1.7 km northeast of it

Clarkston

9,486 people · 19 places to visit

3 · 2.3 km north of it

Thornliebank

4,084 people · 20 places to visit

4 · 2.3 km north of it

Giffnock

11,963 people · 25 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Mearns Castle is	People	Places to visit
Newton Mearns	It’s in town	28,447	17
Clarkston	1.7 km northeast of it	9,486	19
Thornliebank	2.3 km north of it	4,084	20
Giffnock	2.3 km north of it	11,963	25
Busby	2.4 km northeast of it	3,351	14
Glasgow	2.6 km north of it	617,904	101
Stamperland	3.1 km northeast of it	3,497	17
Eaglesham	3.2 km southeast of it	3,475	7

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

Within 15 km you can add 4 museums, 2 cathedrals and an art gallery.

Big drawMuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum11 km away · 1M visitors a year 2

Big drawMuseumRiverside Museum11 km away · 1.1M visitors a year (2015)3

MuseumGlasgow School of Art11 km away 4

CathedralGlasgow Cathedral11 km away 5

Big drawArt galleryGallery of Modern Art11 km away · 596K visitors a year 6

CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral10 km away 7

Historic house · National Trust for ScotlandPollok House6.5 km away 8

MuseumPeople's Palace10 km away · 290K visitors a year

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

Your questions on Mearns Castle

Where is Mearns Castle?

Mearns Castle is in Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire, inside the town’s locality.

What is Mearns Castle?

Castle in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK.

When is the best time to visit Mearns Castle?

June to August are the warmest months in Newton Mearns, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Mearns Castle a listed building?

Yes: category A listed building.

What else is there to see near Mearns Castle?

Within 15 km: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (11 km), Riverside Museum (11 km), Glasgow School of Art (11 km) and Glasgow Cathedral (11 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 (9)

Mearns Castle: wrobison, 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
Riverside Museum: Cutkiller2018, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Glasgow School of Art: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Glasgow Cathedral: Bewahrerderwerte, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gallery of Modern Art: BrainiacBlink, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Andrew's Cathedral: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Pollok House: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
People's Palace: Emmi Hakka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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