Craignethan Castle

Classification and Statistics Type: Castle or Tower Built: c.1530 Type: Historic Building Built: c.1530 Tourist Rating: Text of Entry Updated: 05-FEB-2016

Location Latitude: 55.6956°N Longitude: 3.8852°W National Grid Reference: NS 816 463 A range of modern and historical maps are accessible through the map tab on the right of this page Get directions by entering the UK postcode of your location, home or hotel here eg. EH1 3YT

References and Further Reading

Keay, John and Julia Keay (eds.) (1994) Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland. Harper Collins Publishers, London
Lindsay, Maurice (1994) The Castles of Scotland: A Constable Guide. Constable and Company Ltd., London
MacIvor, Iain (1993) Craignethan Castle. Historic Scotland, Edinburgh

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Attractions:	Cadzow Castle Dumbarton Castle	Loch Leven Castle
Council Area:	South Lanarkshire
Events:	Battle of Langside
Families:	Hamilton
Features:	Nethan, River
Historical Counties:	Lanarkshire
Parishes:	Lesmahagow
People:	James Douglas (4th Earl of Morton) Sir Alexander (Alec) Douglas-Home (Lord Home of the Hirsel) Claud Hamilton (1st Lord Paisley) James Hamilton (2nd Earl of Arran; Duke of Châtelherault)	Sir James Hamilton of Finnart King James V Queen Mary (Mary, Queen of Scots) Sir Walter Scott Henry Stuart (Lord Darnley) James Stuart (1st Earl of Moray; Regent of Scotland)
Settlements:	Auchenheath Corra Mill	Crossford Lanark

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