DetourmapPlaces worth the detour in Glasgow
20 places worth going out of your way for lie within 20 km of Glasgow, United Kingdom, across 2 kinds of detour; archaeological & historic sites are the largest group (13). Best known: Antonine Wall. 19 of them rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.
- Within 20 km
- 20
- Oldest
- Antonine Wall 142
- Little known
- 19 of 20
- Most from
- 2nd century
All 20, ranked 20
Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them.
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3.Provand's Lordship
Archaeological · 15th century · Hidden gem
Historic house museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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4.Cochno Stone
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Cup and ring marked stone in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
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7.Craigend Castle
Archaeological · 19th century · Hidden gem
Mansion, now ruinous, in Stirling, Scotland, UK
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9.The Suffragette Oak
Nature · Hidden gem
Hungarian oak tree in Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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10.Croy Hill Roman fort
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Site of Roman fort on the Antonine Wall in central Scotland
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11.Bar Hill Roman fort
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Site of Roman fort on the Antonine Wall in central Scotland
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13.Bothwellhaugh Roman Fort
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Architectural structure in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
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16.Argyle Street Ash
Nature · Hidden gem
Ash tree in Glasgow, winner of the 2025 United Kingdom Tree of the Year Award
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18.Grey Mare's Tail, Kilpatrick Hills
Nature · Hidden gem
Waterfall in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
Within reach of Glasgow
Questions about this page
What is worth seeing near Glasgow?
20 places within 20 km: 13 archaeological & historic sites and 7 nature & landscapes. The best known is Antonine Wall.
Is there anything near Glasgow that most visitors miss?
19 of these 20 places rank as little known — they carry a Wikipedia article in only a handful of languages, which is usually the difference between a queue and an empty path. They are in the ranked list below, furthest down.
What is the oldest thing near Glasgow?
Antonine Wall, dated to 142.
How is the 20 km radius measured?
As the crow flies from the centre of Glasgow, not by driving time. A place inside the circle can still be a long way round by road, and the distance to each is on its card on the map.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.