Castle · Giffnock · East Renfrewshire

Orchardhill Tower

In Giffnock, Orchardhill Tower is a castle. Nearby, 15 more places to visit are within 5 km. The first name on our list around it is Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, 7.6 km away.

Where

In Giffnock

inside the locality

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–19°C

In brief

Castle in Giffnock

Inside Giffnock

Orchardhill Tower is inside Giffnock’s locality, with 15 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather by the month

Highs of 18–19°C mark June to August in Giffnock.

Jan7° / 1°137 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 Giffnock, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Giffnock. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Giffnock’s full climate →

About

Orchardhill Tower

Castle.

In Giffnock, inside the town’s locality.

Type: Castle
Town: in Giffnock

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

The map

Around Orchardhill Tower, mapped

Orange marks Orchardhill Tower, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Orchardhill Tower

Home to 617,904 people, Glasgow is the largest of these 8. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · It’s in town

Giffnock

11,963 people · 25 places to visit

2 · 700 m south of it

Clarkston

9,486 people · 19 places to visit

3 · 700 m southeast of it

Stamperland

3,497 people · 17 places to visit

4 · 800 m west of it

Thornliebank

4,084 people · 20 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Orchardhill Tower is	People	Places to visit
Giffnock	It’s in town	11,963	25
Clarkston	700 m south of it	9,486	19
Stamperland	700 m southeast of it	3,497	17
Thornliebank	800 m west of it	4,084	20
Netherlee	800 m east of it	4,493	19
Glasgow	1.1 km north of it	617,904	101
Newton Mearns	1.4 km southwest of it	28,447	17
Busby	2.1 km southeast of it	3,351	14

Make a day of it

What else is near Orchardhill Tower

Of the 92 within 15 km, look for 4 museums, 2 cathedrals and an art gallery.

Big drawMuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum7.6 km away · 1M visitors a year 2

Big drawMuseumRiverside Museum7.2 km away · 1.1M visitors a year (2015)3

MuseumGlasgow School of Art7.5 km away 4

CathedralGlasgow Cathedral7.9 km away 5

Big drawArt galleryGallery of Modern Art7.1 km away · 596K visitors a year 6

CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral6.7 km away 7

Historic house · National Trust for ScotlandPollok House3.4 km away 8MuseumMuseumThe Burrell Collection3.5 km away

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

Questions before you go

Where is Orchardhill Tower?

Orchardhill Tower is in Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, inside the town’s locality.

What is Orchardhill Tower?

Castle.

When is the best time to visit Orchardhill Tower?

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

What else is there to see near Orchardhill Tower?

Within 15 km: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (7.6 km), Riverside Museum (7.2 km), Glasgow School of Art (7.5 km) and Glasgow Cathedral (7.9 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 (7)

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

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