In Biggar: Biggar Gasworks Museum and one other place worth a visit
The locality itself has 2 places on our list; 2 others are within 5 km of its edge. There are 2 museums and 2 castles to choose from. Our list counts one place looked after by Historic Environment Scotland. On foot, 3 are within 1 km of the centre. Beyond the town, Linlithgow Palace sits 40 km away.
Start here in Biggar
Alongside Biggar Gasworks Museum you find 2 castles and a museum.
MuseumBiggar Gasworks Museumin townMuseumMuseumBiggar and Upper Clydesdale Museumin town
CastleBoghall Castle200 m outside town, to the south
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCoulter Motte1.5 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Biggar, mapped
Furthest from the centre is Coulter Motte, 2.6 km away.
The dashed line is Biggar’s locality; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
The kinds on offer
Museums or galleries are the biggest group (2), then castles or historic places (2).
Green: inside Biggar. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by Historic Environment Scotland (Coulter Motte).
All 4 on the list
The town has 2; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 2 more.
The 2 inside Biggar come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
100 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Biggar’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Biggar →
Beyond Biggar
Linlithgow Palace, 40 km away, is the best known of the 12.
PalaceLinlithgow Palace40 km north
ZooEdinburgh Zoo39 km northeast
CastleNeidpath Castle20 km eastCastleCastleDrochil Castle13 km northeastGardenGardenDawyck Botanic Garden Visitor Centre13 km east
CathedralMotherwell Cathedral35 km northwest
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCraignethan Castle24 km westGardenGardenLittle Sparta11 km north
CastleRoslin Castle34 km northeast
CastleBorthwick Castle40 km northeast
CastleDalhousie Castle38 km northeast
CastleTraquair House Maze29 km eastPlaces well known beyond Biggar (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Planning a visit to Biggar
What are the main attractions in Biggar?
The best known inside Biggar’s locality are Biggar Gasworks Museum and Biggar and Upper Clydesdale Museum. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.
Does Biggar have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Biggar: Biggar Gasworks Museum and Biggar and Upper Clydesdale Museum.
Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Biggar?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Biggar, 1 place is cared for by Historic Environment Scotland (Coulter Motte).
What are the best-known days out near Biggar?
Within 40 km: Linlithgow Palace (40 km), Edinburgh Zoo (39 km), Neidpath Castle (20 km), Drochil Castle (13 km).
Where are Biggar’s historic buildings listed?
Biggar has 100 listed buildings, 5 of them Category A. They are on its History page, from Historic Environment Scotland’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Biggar when it is inside the NRS 2022 locality boundary, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (12)
- Biggar Gasworks Museum: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boghall Castle: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coulter Motte: Colin Inverarity, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linlithgow Palace: Alex Sanz, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edinburgh Zoo: billfromesm, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neidpath Castle: Elliott Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Motherwell Cathedral: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craignethan Castle: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roslin Castle: Taken by User:Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Borthwick Castle: Peter van der Wielen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dalhousie Castle: RHaworth, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Traquair House Maze: marsroverdriver, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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