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Craignethan Castle

16th century castle in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK, at the confluence of the River Nethan and the Craignethan Burn
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Craignethan Castle

Summary

Craignethan Castle is a castle[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Craignethan Castle is located in South Lanarkshire[3].
  • Craignethan Castle is located in Lesmahagow[4].
  • Craignethan Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Craignethan Castle is on the body of water Craignethan Burn[6].
  • Craignethan Castle is on the body of water River Nethan[7].
  • Craignethan Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[8].
  • Craignethan Castle's commissioned by is recorded as James Hamilton[9].
  • Craignethan Castle's Commons category is recorded as Craignethan Castle[10].
  • 1500 marks the founding of Craignethan Castle[11].
  • Craignethan Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.696561111111, 'lon': -3.8853194444444}[12].
  • Craignethan Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/craignethan-castle/[13].
  • Craignethan Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles[14].
  • Craignethan Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[15].
  • Craignethan Castle's associated electoral district is recorded as Hamilton and Clyde Valley[16].
  • Craignethan Castle's historic county is recorded as Lanarkshire[17].

Body

Geography

Craignethan Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include South Lanarkshire[3], a council area[18], in United Kingdom[19], founded in 1996[20] and Lesmahagow[4], a civil parish[21], in United Kingdom[22]. Adjacent water bodies include Craignethan Burn[6] and River Nethan[7], a river[23], in United Kingdom[24].

Designation and Status

Craignethan Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[8]. Its heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[15].

History and Context

1500 marks the founding of Craignethan Castle[11].

Why It Matters

Craignethan Castle ranks in the top 7% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25]

Related Entities

CastlesFortsBattles United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . canmore.org.uk. canmore.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . explore.osmaps.com. explore.osmaps.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . explore.osmaps.com. explore.osmaps.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . canmore.org.uk. canmore.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . portal.historicenvironment.scot. portal.historicenvironment.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Located in or next to body of water → Craignethan Burn, River Nethan
    Short name → Craignethan
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → South Lanarkshire, Lesmahagow
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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