Patterton Tower
Set in Newton Mearns, Patterton Tower is a castle. Close by, within 5 km, are 8 more places to see. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum comes next on our list, 9.2 km away.
Castle in Newton Mearns
Inside Newton Mearns
Patterton Tower is inside Newton Mearns’ locality, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Seasons and weather
Afternoons in Newton Mearns peak at 18–19°C, June to August.
Patterton Tower
Castle.
In Newton Mearns, inside the town’s locality.
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The way to Patterton Tower
Patterton Tower is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Newton Mearns’ locality. · NRS locality 2022
Staying near Patterton Tower
The 8 towns are led in size by Glasgow, with 617,904 people. The list runs from its own town outward.
Newton Mearns
Glasgow
Thornliebank
Giffnock
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Patterton Tower is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Mearns | It’s in town | 28,447 | 17 |
| Glasgow | 400 m northeast of it | 617,904 | 101 |
| Thornliebank | 600 m northeast of it | 4,084 | 20 |
| Giffnock | 1.3 km northeast of it | 11,963 | 25 |
| Clarkston | 1.6 km east of it | 9,486 | 19 |
| Barrhead | 2.6 km west of it | 17,608 | 15 |
| Stamperland | 3.2 km east of it | 3,497 | 17 |
| Netherlee | 3.5 km east of it | 4,493 | 19 |
Combine it with these
Our list has 85 more within 15 km, among them 3 museums, 2 cathedrals and an art gallery.
Big drawMuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum9.2 km away · 1M visitors a year2
Big drawMuseumRiverside Museum8.5 km away · 1.1M visitors a year (2015)3
MuseumGlasgow School of Art9.5 km away4
CathedralGlasgow Cathedral10 km away5
Big drawArt galleryGallery of Modern Art9.3 km away · 596K visitors a year6
Historic house · National Trust for ScotlandPollok House4.3 km away7
CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral8.9 km away8
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCrookston Castle5.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about Patterton Tower
Where is Patterton Tower?
Patterton Tower is in Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire, inside the town’s locality.
What is Patterton Tower?
Castle.
When is the best time to visit Patterton Tower?
June to August are the warmest months in Newton Mearns, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Patterton Tower?
Within 15 km: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (9.2 km), Riverside Museum (8.5 km), Glasgow School of Art (9.5 km) and Glasgow Cathedral (10 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)
- 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
- Pollok House: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Andrew's Cathedral: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crookston Castle: Richard Sutcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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