This is a list of castles in South Lanarkshire.
List
Name Type Date Condition Ownership Location Notes Picture Biggar Castle Motte and bailey Ruin Biggar Boghouse Castle No remains Crawfordjohn Bothwell Castle Castle of enceinte 13th century Ruin Historic Scotland Bothwell Cadzow Castle 1500–1550 Ruin Historic Scotland Chatelherault Country Park Rebuilt as a folly in the 18th century Calderwood Castle 14th century No remains N/a Long Calderwood, East Kilbride Demolished in 1955 Carstairs Castle 12th century No remains Carstairs Craignethan Castle 1500–1550 Ruin Historic Scotland Crossford Crawford Castle Ruin Crawford Also known as Lindsay Tower Crawfordjohn Castle No remains Crawfordjohn, Douglas Castle Ruin Douglas Only a single tower of the 17th-century castle remains. Also known as Castle Dangerous Drumsagard Castle Ruin Cambuslang Eddlewood Castle Ruin Farme Castle Keep and courtyard 15th century No remains n/a Rutherglen Demolished in the 1960s Gilbertfield Castle Tower house 1607 Ruin Private Cambuslang Tower of Hallbar Tower house 16th century Restored as holiday accommodation Vivat Trust Braidwood Kilbride Castle Keep and courtyard 12th century Ruin East Kilbride Lanark Castle Unknown No remains Lanark 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 house 16th century Ruin Lamington Lee Castle Historic House Occupied as a residence Private Lanark Parts date from the 13th century Mains Castle Tower house 15th century Occupied as a residence Private East Kilbride Roberton Castle Motte and bailey 12th century Ruin Roberton Rutherglen Castle 13th century No remains n/a Rutherglen Destroyed in 1569 Strathaven Castle Tower house 14th century Ruin Strathaven Free access Tarbrax Castle No remains n/a Tarbrax
See also Castles in Scotland List of castles in Scotland List of listed buildings in South Lanarkshire
Notes
References Coventry, Martin (2001) The Castles of Scotland, 3rd Ed. Scotland: Goblinshead Coventry, Martin (2010) Castles of the Clans Scotland: Goblinshead Pattullo, Nan (1974) Castles, Houses and Gardens of Scotland Edinburgh: Denburn Press