Strathaven Castle

Strathaven Castle is located in the centre of the small town of Strathaven, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The ruin is closed to the public and has been for 5 years. A Friends of Strathaven Castle Group was set up in February 2023 to promote the repair and renewed access to the towns major landmark.

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Avondale Castle; Strathaven, Stonehouse Road, Avondale Castle
castle,

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Battle of Renfrew 1164
battle,
Action at Lanark 1297
battle,
Battle of Loudoun Hill 1307
battle,
Battle of Glasgow 1544
battle,
Battle of Glasgow 1560
battle,
Battle of Langside 1568
Kingdom of Scotland, battle,
Battle of Mauchline Muir 1648
battle,
Battle of Hieton 1650
Commonwealth of England, battle,
Battle of Drumclog 1679
battle,
Battle of Bothwell Bridge 1679
ballad, battle, musical work/composition,
Albacon
recurring event,
Faircon
recurring event,
Hypotheticon
recurring event,
Satellite
recurring event,
Faircon '78 1978
Faircon,
Faircon '79 1979
Faircon,
Albacon 80 1980
Albacon, Colin Kapp, Eastercon,
Faircon '81 1981
Faircon, John Brunner, Ken Slater,
Faircon '82 1982
Faircon, Naomi Mitchison,
Albacon II 1983
Albacon, Avedon Carol, Eastercon, James White, Marion Zimmer Bradley,
Albacon 84 1984
Albacon, Norman Spinrad,
Faircon '84 1984
Faircon, Mat Irvine, Sydney Jordan,
Albacon 85 1985
Albacon, Anne McCaffrey, Harlan Ellison,
Albacon III 1986
Albacon, Clive Barker, Eastercon, Joe Haldeman, Pete Lyon,
Albacon 87 1987
Albacon, Brian Stableford, Chris Boyce, Josephine Saxton,
Albacon 88 1988
Albacon, C. J. Cherryh, Heinz Wolff,
Speculation 1991
Eastercon, Robert Holdstock,
Albacon 91 1991
Alan Dean Foster, Albacon, Chris Achilleos,
Scone 1992
Iain Banks, Unicon,
Albacon 94 1994
Albacon, Robert Asprin,
Intersection 1995
Eurocon, Gerry Anderson, Les Edwards, Samuel R. Delany, Vin¢ Clarke, Worldcon,
Albacon 96 1996
Albacon, Harlan Ellison, Terry Pratchett,
Hypoytheticon I 1997
Anne Gay, Hypotheticon,
Albacon 98 1998
Albacon, Diana Wynne Jones, Ken MacLeod, Kim Newman, Ray Harryhausen,
Hypotheticon II 1998
Hypotheticon,
2Kon 2000
Deborah Turner Harris, Eastercon, Guy Gavriel Kay, Katherine Kurtz,
Hypotheticon 2001 2001
Hypotheticon,
Interaction 2005
Christopher Priest, Eurocon, Greg Pickersgill, Jane Yolen, Lars-Olov Strandberg, Robert Sheckley, Worldcon,
Concussion 2006
Brian Froud, Eastercon, Elizabeth Hand, Justina Robson, M. John Harrison,
Satellite 1 2007
Ken MacLeod, Satellite,
Satellite 2 2009
Iain Banks, Satellite,
Satellite 3 2012
Charles Stross, Satellite,
Satellite 4 2014
Eastercon, Jim Burns, Jocelyn Bell Burnell, John Meaney, Juliet E. McKenna, Terry Pratchett,
Satellite 5 2016
Jaine Fenn, Satellite,
Satellite 6 2018
Paul A McAuley, Satellite,
Satellite 7 2022
Aliette de Bodard, Satellite,
Satellite 8 2023
Christopher Priest, Satellite,
Glasgow 2024 2024
Christopher "Fangorn" Baker, Ken MacLeod, Nnedi Okorafor, Terri Windling, Worldcon,
Satellite 9 2026
Liz Williams, Satellite,
Unconfined 2027
Eastercon, L. R. Lam, P. Djèlí Clark, Tamsyn Muir,
Drumbowie Farm anti-aircraft battery
anti-aircraft battery,
Drumbowie Farm anti-aircraft battery 2024
anti-aircraft battery,
East Kilbride Regional War Room
bunker,
Torrance House Anti-Aircraft Operations Room
Royal Air Force, bunker,
East Kilbride Regional War Room 2024
bunker,
Torrance House Anti-Aircraft Operations Room 2024
Royal Air Force, bunker,
Auchinleck Castle
castle ruin, tripadvisor
Cadzow Castle
archaeological site, castle, tripadvisor
Caldwell Tower
tower house, tripadvisor
Castle Mains
castle, tripadvisor
Cathcart Castle
ringwork castle, tower house, tripadvisor
Dalzell House
castle, tripadvisor
Fatlips Castle
castle, castle ruin, tripadvisor
Mearns Castle
castle, tripadvisor
Sorn Castle
castle, tripadvisor
Strathaven Castle
castle, tripadvisor
Crookston Castle 1180
Historic Environment Scotland, archaeological site, ringwork castle, tower house, tripadvisor
Dean Castle 1350
castle, local authority museum, military museum, tripadvisor
Craignethan Castle 1500
castle, tripadvisor
Castle Mains 2024
castle, tripadvisor
Auchinleck Castle 2024
castle ruin, tripadvisor
Dalzell House 2024
castle, tripadvisor
Strathaven Castle 2025
castle, tripadvisor
Sorn Castle 2025
castle, tripadvisor
Mearns Castle 2025
castle, tripadvisor
Fatlips Castle 2025
castle, castle ruin, tripadvisor
Dean Castle 2025
castle, local authority museum, military museum, tripadvisor
Craignethan Castle 2025
castle, tripadvisor
Cadzow Castle 2025
archaeological site, castle, tripadvisor
Cathcart Castle 2025
ringwork castle, tower house, tripadvisor
Crookston Castle 2025
Historic Environment Scotland, archaeological site, ringwork castle, tower house, tripadvisor
Glenlee 1896
barque, independent museum, museum ship, preserved watercraft, tripadvisor

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1164 Battle of Renfrew

1297-05-01T00:00:00Z

1297 Action at Lanark

1307-05-18T00:00:00Z

1307 Battle of Loudoun Hill

1544-03-26T00:00:00Z

1544 Battle of Glasgow

1560-03-28T00:00:00Z

1560 Battle of Glasgow

1568-05-23T00:00:00Z

1568 Battle of Langside

1648-06-12T00:00:00Z

1648 Battle of Mauchline Muir

1650-12-01T00:00:00Z

1650 Battle of Hieton

1679-06-01T00:00:00Z

1679 Battle of Drumclog

1679-06-22T00:00:00Z

1679 Battle of Bothwell Bridge

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1978 Faircon '78

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1979 Faircon '79

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1980 Albacon 80

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1981 Faircon '81

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1982 Faircon '82

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1983 Albacon II

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1984 Albacon 84

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1984 Faircon '84

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1985 Albacon 85

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1986 Albacon III

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1987 Albacon 87

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1988 Albacon 88

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1991 — 1990 Speculation

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1991 Albacon 91

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1992 Scone

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1994-10-24T00:00:00Z

1994 Albacon 94

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1995-08-28T00:00:00Z

1995 Intersection

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1996-07-29T00:00:00Z

1996 Albacon 96

1997-09-26T00:00:00Z

1997-09-28T00:00:00Z

1997 Hypoytheticon I

1998-09-25T00:00:00Z

1998-09-28T00:00:00Z

1998 Albacon 98

1998-09-25T00:00:00Z

1998-09-26T00:00:00Z

1998 Hypotheticon II

2000-04-21T00:00:00Z

2000-04-24T00:00:00Z

2000 2Kon

2001-09-22T00:00:00Z

2001-09-23T00:00:00Z

2001 Hypotheticon 2001

2005-08-04T00:00:00Z

2005-08-08T00:00:00Z

2005 Interaction

2006-04-14T00:00:00Z

2006-04-17T00:00:00Z

2006 Concussion

2007-10-06T00:00:00Z

2007 Satellite 1

2009-07-25T00:00:00Z

2009-07-26T00:00:00Z

2009 Satellite 2

2012-02-25T00:00:00Z

2012-02-26T00:00:00Z

2012 Satellite 3

2014-04-18T00:00:00Z

2014-04-21T00:00:00Z

2014 Satellite 4

2016-05-28T00:00:00Z

2016-05-29T00:00:00Z

2016 Satellite 5

2018-05-25T00:00:00Z

2018-05-27T00:00:00Z

2018 Satellite 6

2022-05-27T00:00:00Z

2022-05-29T00:00:00Z

2022 Satellite 7

2023-05-26T00:00:00Z

2023-05-28T00:00:00Z

2023 Satellite 8

2024-08-08T00:00:00Z

2024-08-12T00:00:00Z

2024 Glasgow 2024

2026-05-22T00:00:00Z

2026-05-24T00:00:00Z

2026 Satellite 9

2027-03-26T00:00:00Z

2027-03-29T00:00:00Z

2027 Unconfined

1180-01-01T00:00:00Z

1180 Crookston Castle

1350-01-01T00:00:00Z

1350 Dean Castle

1500-01-01T00:00:00Z

1500 Craignethan Castle

1896-01-01T00:00:00Z

1896 Glenlee

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Frameless

Strathaven Castle. Lanarkshire.

StrathavenCastle

Strathaven Castle from the town centre

Strathaven Castle, view of tower, South Lanarkshire

Strathaven Castle Tower

Strathaven Castle

Strathaven Castle (circa 1450)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

event	armed conflict	1164	Battle of Renfrew	battle,	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1297	Action at Lanark	battle,	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1307	Battle of Loudoun Hill	battle,	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1544	Battle of Glasgow	battle,	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1560	Battle of Glasgow	battle,	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1568	Battle of Langside	Kingdom of Scotland, battle,	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1648	Battle of Mauchline Muir	battle,	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1650	Battle of Hieton	Commonwealth of England, battle,	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1679	Battle of Drumclog	battle,	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1679	Battle of Bothwell Bridge	ballad, battle, musical work/composition,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention		Albacon	recurring event,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention		Faircon	recurring event,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention		Hypotheticon	recurring event,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention		Satellite	recurring event,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention	1978	Faircon '78	Faircon,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention	1979	Faircon '79	Faircon,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention	1980	Albacon 80	Albacon, Colin Kapp, Eastercon,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention	1981	Faircon '81	Faircon, John Brunner, Ken Slater,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention	1982	Faircon '82	Faircon, Naomi Mitchison,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention	1983	Albacon II	Albacon, Avedon Carol, Eastercon, James White, Marion Zimmer Bradley,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention	1984	Albacon 84	Albacon, Norman Spinrad,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention	1984	Faircon '84	Faircon, Mat Irvine, Sydney Jordan,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention	1985	Albacon 85	Albacon, Anne McCaffrey, Harlan Ellison,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention	1986	Albacon III	Albacon, Clive Barker, Eastercon, Joe Haldeman, Pete Lyon,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention	1987	Albacon 87	Albacon, Brian Stableford, Chris Boyce, Josephine Saxton,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention	1988	Albacon 88	Albacon, C. J. Cherryh, Heinz Wolff,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention	1991	Speculation	Eastercon, Robert Holdstock,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention	1991	Albacon 91	Alan Dean Foster, Albacon, Chris Achilleos,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention	1992	Scone	Iain Banks, Unicon,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention	1994	Albacon 94	Albacon, Robert Asprin,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention	1995	Intersection	Eurocon, Gerry Anderson, Les Edwards, Samuel R. Delany, Vin¢ Clarke, Worldcon,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention	1996	Albacon 96	Albacon, Harlan Ellison, Terry Pratchett,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention	1997	Hypoytheticon I	Anne Gay, Hypotheticon,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention	1998	Albacon 98	Albacon, Diana Wynne Jones, Ken MacLeod, Kim Newman, Ray Harryhausen,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention	1998	Hypotheticon II	Hypotheticon,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention	2000	2Kon	Deborah Turner Harris, Eastercon, Guy Gavriel Kay, Katherine Kurtz,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention	2001	Hypotheticon 2001	Hypotheticon,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention	2005	Interaction	Christopher Priest, Eurocon, Greg Pickersgill, Jane Yolen, Lars-Olov Strandberg, Robert Sheckley, Worldcon,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention	2006	Concussion	Brian Froud, Eastercon, Elizabeth Hand, Justina Robson, M. John Harrison,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention	2007	Satellite 1	Ken MacLeod, Satellite,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention	2009	Satellite 2	Iain Banks, Satellite,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention	2012	Satellite 3	Charles Stross, Satellite,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention	2014	Satellite 4	Eastercon, Jim Burns, Jocelyn Bell Burnell, John Meaney, Juliet E. McKenna, Terry Pratchett,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention	2016	Satellite 5	Jaine Fenn, Satellite,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention	2018	Satellite 6	Paul A McAuley, Satellite,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention	2022	Satellite 7	Aliette de Bodard, Satellite,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention	2023	Satellite 8	Christopher Priest, Satellite,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention	2024	Glasgow 2024	Christopher "Fangorn" Baker, Ken MacLeod, Nnedi Okorafor, Terri Windling, Worldcon,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention	2026	Satellite 9	Liz Williams, Satellite,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention	2027	Unconfined	Eastercon, L. R. Lam, P. Djèlí Clark, Tamsyn Muir,	Wikidata
link	https://www.tripadvisor.com/21		Tripadvisor [Q1770710 https://www.tripadvisor.com/21]^@		Wikidata
link	page		Burgenwelt [Q126520545 page]^@		Wikidata
link	page		Canmore [Q5032525 page]^@		Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Inventory [Q116810382 page]^@		Wikidata
link	page		Historic Environment Scot [Q21997561 page]^@		Wikidata
link	page		Burgenwelt page^@		Wikidata
link	page		Canmore page^@		Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Inventory page^@		Wikidata
link	page		Historic Environment Scotland page^@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page^@		Wikidata
organisation	factory	1810	William Simons and Co.	shipyard,	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1865	Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited	Manufacture of military fighting vehicles, business, enterprise, except central heating hot water boilers, manufacture of steam generators, shipbuilding, shipyard,	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Drumbowie Farm anti-aircraft battery	anti-aircraft battery,	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	2024	Drumbowie Farm anti-aircraft battery	anti-aircraft battery,	Wikidata
site	bunker		East Kilbride Regional War Room	bunker,	Wikidata
site	bunker		Torrance House Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	Royal Air Force, bunker,	Wikidata
site	bunker	2024	East Kilbride Regional War Room	bunker,	Wikidata
site	bunker	2024	Torrance House Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	Royal Air Force, bunker,	Wikidata
site	castle		Auchinleck Castle	castle ruin, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	castle		Cadzow Castle	archaeological site, castle, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	castle		Caldwell Tower	tower house, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	castle		Castle Mains	castle, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	castle		Cathcart Castle	ringwork castle, tower house, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	castle		Dalzell House	castle, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	castle		Fatlips Castle	castle, castle ruin, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	castle		Mearns Castle	castle, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	castle		Sorn Castle	castle, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	castle		Strathaven Castle	castle, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	castle	1180	Crookston Castle	Historic Environment Scotland, archaeological site, ringwork castle, tower house, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	castle	1350	Dean Castle	castle, local authority museum, military museum, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	castle	1500	Craignethan Castle	castle, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	castle	2024	Castle Mains	castle, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	castle	2024	Auchinleck Castle	castle ruin, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	castle	2024	Dalzell House	castle, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	castle	2025	Strathaven Castle	castle, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	castle	2025	Sorn Castle	castle, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	castle	2025	Mearns Castle	castle, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	castle	2025	Fatlips Castle	castle, castle ruin, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	castle	2025	Dean Castle	castle, local authority museum, military museum, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	castle	2025	Craignethan Castle	castle, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	castle	2025	Cadzow Castle	archaeological site, castle, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	castle	2025	Cathcart Castle	ringwork castle, tower house, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	castle	2025	Crookston Castle	Historic Environment Scotland, archaeological site, ringwork castle, tower house, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum	1896	Glenlee	barque, independent museum, museum ship, preserved watercraft, tripadvisor	Wikidata
commons	image		Strathaven Castle. Lanarkshire.		Commons
commons	image		Strathaven Castle. Lanarkshire.		Commons
commons	image		StrathavenCastle		Commons
commons	image		Strathaven Castle from the town centre		Commons
commons	image		Strathaven Castle, view of tower, South Lanarkshire		Commons
commons	image		Strathaven Castle Tower		Commons
commons	image		Strathaven Castle		Commons
commons	image		Strathaven Castle (circa 1450)		Commons

Strathaven Castle

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