Drumsagard Castle, Glasgow

#149 among attractions in Glasgow

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Drumsagard Castle, near Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, was a motte and bailey castle which was then built of stone. The castle was the caput of the barony of Drumsagard. Drumsagard was held in the 13th century by the Oliphant family, before it passed by marriage to the de Moravia family. It passed to the Douglas family in 1370 by the marriage of Archibald Douglas, Earl of Douglas to Johanna, daughter of Thomas Moray of Bothwell. The Hamilton family were granted the lands in 1452. ()

Coordinates: 55°48'46"N, 4°7'48"W

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Day trips

Drumsagard Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bothwell Castle Cricket Ground, Bothwell Castle, David Livingstone Centre, Clydeway Golf Performance Centre.

1.7 miE
Sport venue, Sport
Bothwell Castle Cricket Ground, Uddingston
45 min walk • Bothwell Castle Policies Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Uddingston, Scotland, and is named after the nearby Bothwell Castle.
1.4 miE
Forts and castles
Bothwell Castle, Uddingston
36 min walk • Bothwell Castle is a large medieval castle, sited on a high, steep bank, above a bend in the River Clyde in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located between Bothwell and Uddingston, about 10 miles south-east of Glasgow.
1.9 miE
Historical place, Park, History museum
David Livingstone Centre, Blantyre
50 min walk • The David Livingstone Birthplace Museum is a biographical museum in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, dedicated to the life and work of the explorer and missionary David Livingstone. The museum is operated by the David Livingstone Trust and is housed in a category A listed building often referred to as Shuttle Row.
1.4 miNE
55°49'42"N • 4°6'21"W
Clydeway Golf Performance Centre, Glasgow
37 min walk • Golf
1.8 miW
Park
Holmhills Community Park Cambuslang, Glasgow
45 min walk • Holmhills Community Park is a recreational area in the southern part of Cambuslang, a town on the south-eastern fringes of the City of Glasgow, Scotland, UK. The area is bordered to the east by Greenlees Road, to the south by Western Road, to the west by Langlea Road, and to the north by Grenville Drive.
2.5 miNW
Bridge
Auchenshuggle Bridge, Glasgow
65 min walk • Auchenshuggle Bridge is a road bridge spanning the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland. The Auchenshuggle Bridge is the latest bridge to be built over the Clyde in the Auchenshuggle district of Glasgow, carrying the M74 motorway over the river and onto land which is part ...
2.7 miN
Church
Baillieston St Andrew's Church, Glasgow
70 min walk • Baillieston St Andrew's Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland, a member of the Presbyterian Church. The church building is located on the corner of Bredisholm Road and Muirhead Road, Baillieston, Glasgow, Scotland. The church today serves the town of Baillieston.
2 miNE
Zoo
Glasgow Zoo, Glasgow
52 min walk • Glasgow Zoo, or Calderpark Zoo, was a 99-acre zoological park in Baillieston, Glasgow, Scotland. The zoo was established in 1947 by the Zoological Society of Glasgow and West of Scotland, which was itself established in 1936.
2.5 miNW
Bridge
Clydebridge Steelworks, Glasgow
65 min walk • The Clydebridge Steelworks, also known as Clydebridge Works, is a steel works in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The plant opened in 1877. The works made steel sheared plates to build ships - plates from Clydebridge were used in many famous vessels such as the ocean liners of the Cunard Line.
2.7 miNW
Park
Tollcross, Glasgow
69 min walk • Tollcross is an area north of the River Clyde in Glasgow and has a popular park, opened in 1897, which is famed for its international rose trials. It lies approximately a mile east of the neighbouring suburb of Parkhead, and just north of Braidfauld and south of Shettleston.
2.6 miS
Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture
Gilbertfield Castle, East Kilbride
67 min walk • Gilbertfield Castle is a ruined 17th-century castle in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located at NS652587, on the north slope of Dechmont Hill, just outside Cambuslang, to the south-east of Glasgow.

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Train

Newton (12 min walk)