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Cadzow Castle

In or near Hamilton.

Cadzow Castle — castle in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK.

Cadzow Castle

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Cadzow Castle is a castle in central. (Castle ruins in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.) Wikipedia notes: "Cadzow Castle, now in ruins, was constructed between 1500 and 1550 at a site one mile south-east of the centre of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The earlier medieval settlement of Hamilton was formerly known as Cadzow or Cadyou, until it was renamed in 1455 in honour of James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton.". Coordinates 55.7606°, -4.0177°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.

Coordinates
55.7606, -4.0177

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