Castle · Strathaven · South Lanarkshire

Strathaven Castle

Strathaven counts Strathaven Castle among its places to visit. Within 5 km there is one more place to visit. It is on the official list as a scheduled monument.

Photo: Strathaven Castle, Supergolden (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Strathaven

inside the locality

How well known

Top 16%

#1,300 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jul–Aug

highs of 18–18°C

In brief

Castle in Strathaven

Inside Strathaven

Strathaven Castle is inside Strathaven’s locality, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Strathaven has 48 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 year in Strathaven

The warm months in Strathaven are July and August, with 18°C highs.

Jan6° / 1°141 mm

Feb6° / 0°115 mm

Mar8° / 1°99 mm

Apr11° / 3°67 mm

May14° / 5°69 mm

Jun17° / 8°77 mm

Jul18° / 10°94 mm

Aug18° / 10°101 mm

Sep15° / 8°93 mm

Oct12° / 5°131 mm

Nov8° / 2°133 mm

Dec6° / 0°146 mm

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

About

Strathaven Castle

Articles on it exist in 6 languages. Our list goes on with Bothwell Castle, 15 km away.

Strathaven’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 6 languages
Town: in Strathaven
Official site: strathavencastle.t83.net

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

The map

Where it sits

Orange is Strathaven Castle; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns close to Strathaven Castle

Strathaven tops the 3 for size, at 8,341 people. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · It’s in town

Strathaven

8,341 people · 2 places to visit

2 · 3.8 km northeast of it

Stonehouse

5,591 people · 2 places to visit

3 · 9 km east of it

Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood

4,351 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 3 towns

Town	Where Strathaven Castle is	People	Places to visit
Strathaven	It’s in town	8,341	2
Stonehouse	3.8 km northeast of it	5,591	2
Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood	9 km east of it	4,351	2

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Within 15 km are 21 places, among them 4 castles, 2 museums and a cathedral.

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandBothwell Castle15 km away 2

CathedralMotherwell Cathedral14 km away 3

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCraignethan Castle11 km away 4

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCadzow Castle (ruin)9.8 km away 5

CastleDalzell House12 km away 6

Museum · National Trust for ScotlandDavid Livingstone Museum14 km away 7

Theme parkM&D's Theme Park14 km away 8

MuseumNational Museum of Rural Life15 km away

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

Questions before you go

Where is Strathaven Castle?

Strathaven Castle is in Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, inside the town’s locality.

What is Strathaven Castle?

Castle in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK.

When is the best time to visit Strathaven Castle?

July and August are the warmest months in Strathaven, with afternoon highs of 18–18°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Strathaven Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Strathaven Castle?

Within 15 km: Bothwell Castle (15 km), Motherwell Cathedral (14 km), Craignethan Castle (11 km) and Cadzow Castle (ruin) (9.8 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)

Strathaven Castle: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bothwell Castle: James Mérigot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Motherwell Cathedral: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Craignethan Castle: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cadzow Castle (ruin): Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dalzell House: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
David Livingstone Museum: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
M&D's Theme Park: Gordon McKinlay, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Museum of Rural Life: Gordon McKinlay, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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