List of castles in South Lanarkshire

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This is a list of castles in South Lanarkshire.

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NameTypeDateConditionOwnershipLocationNotesPicture
Biggar Castle Motte and baileyRuin Biggar
Boghouse Castle No remains Crawfordjohn
Bothwell Castle Castle of enceinte13th centuryRuin Historic Scotland Bothwell
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Bothwell castle 1997 a.jpg
Cadzow Castle 1500–1550Ruin Historic Scotland Chatelherault Country Park
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Rebuilt as a folly in the 18th century CadzowCastle01.JPG
Calderwood Castle 14th centuryNo remainsN/aLong Calderwood, East Kilbride Demolished in 1955
Carstairs Castle 12th centuryNo remains Carstairs
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Craignethan Castle 1500–1550Ruin Historic Scotland Crossford
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Craignethan Castle.jpg
Crawford Castle Ruin Crawford
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Also known as Lindsay Tower Crawford Castle.jpg
Crawfordjohn Castle No remains Crawfordjohn,
Douglas Castle Ruin Douglas
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Only a single tower of the 17th-century castle remains. Also known as Castle Dangerous DouglasCastle03.jpg
Drumsagard Castle Ruin Cambuslang
Farme Castle Keep and courtyard15th centuryNo remainsn/a Rutherglen Demolished in the 1960s
Gilbertfield Castle Tower house1607RuinPrivate Cambuslang
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GilbertfieldNE.jpg
Tower of Hallbar Tower house16th centuryRestored as holiday accommodationVivat Trust Braidwood
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Kilbride Castle Keep and courtyard12th centuryRuin East Kilbride
Lanark Castle UnknownNo remains Lanark
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Kenneth II held at least one parliament at Lanark Castle in 978. It played an important role in the Scottish Wars of Independence, being where William Wallace first drew his sword against the English.
Lamington Tower Tower house16th centuryRuin Lamington
Lee Castle Historic HouseOccupied as a residencePrivate Lanark
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Parts date from the 13th century JP Neale 1830 Lee Place.jpg
Mains Castle Tower house15th centuryOccupied as a residencePrivate East Kilbride Mains Castle, East Kilbride - geograph.org.uk - 428013.jpg
Roberton Castle Motte and bailey12th centuryRuin Roberton
Rutherglen Castle 13th centuryNo remainsn/a Rutherglen Destroyed in 1569
Strathaven Castle Tower house14th centuryRuin Strathaven
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Free access StrathavenCastle.JPG
Tarbrax Castle No remainsn/a Tarbrax

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