Mugdock Castle
Mugdock Castle is a castle with associated chapel and house, all ruins. It stands 1.5 km north of Milngavie. On the official register, it is a scheduled monument.
Castle near Milngavie
Just outside Milngavie
Mugdock Castle is 1.5 km north of Milngavie. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Milngavie has 14 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather, month by month
For warmth, aim for June to August (18–19°C highs in Milngavie).
Mugdock Castle
7 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Our list has 67 more places within 15 km; first among them is Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, at 11 km.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 7 languages
- Town
- 1.5 km north of Milngavie
Mapping Mugdock Castle
The numbers show what else is near Mugdock Castle, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Towns around Mugdock Castle, by distance
Largest of the 3 is Glasgow, home to 617,904. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Worth adding to a visit
Of the 67 within 15 km, look for 3 museums, 3 cathedrals and an art gallery.
Big drawMuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum11 km away · 1M visitors a year2
Big drawMuseumRiverside Museum11 km away · 1.1M visitors a year (2015)3
MuseumGlasgow School of Art12 km away4
CathedralGlasgow Cathedral13 km away5
Big drawArt galleryGallery of Modern Art13 km away · 596K visitors a year6
CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral13 km away7
GardenGlasgow Botanic Gardens9.7 km away8CathedralCathedralSt Mary's Cathedral11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Mugdock Castle: what to know
Where is Mugdock Castle?
Mugdock Castle is 1.5 km north of Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire.
What is Mugdock Castle?
Castle with associated chapel and house, all ruins, in Stirling, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Mugdock Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Milngavie, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Mugdock Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Mugdock Castle?
Within 15 km: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (11 km), Riverside Museum (11 km), Glasgow School of Art (12 km) and Glasgow Cathedral (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)
- Mugdock Castle: Xenophule, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Glasgow Botanic Gardens: Finlay McWalter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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