Crookston Castle

Crookston Castle is a ruined medieval castle in the Pollok area of Glasgow, Scotland. It is located some five miles south-west of the city centre, on a hill overlooking the Levern Water, just before its confluence with the White Cart Water. Crookston Castle was built by the Stewarts of Darnley around 1400, and is set within earthworks constructed in the 12th century. Once the property of the earls and dukes of Lennox, the castle was extensively repaired following a siege in 1544, and it is the only surviving medieval castle in Glasgow.

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archaeological site, tower house, Historic Environment Scotland, ringwork castle, 

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  Battle of Alclud Ford ⓘ
  580 battle

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  Siege of Dumbarton ⓘ
  870 siege of Dumbarton by Vikings

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  Battle of Renfrew ⓘ
  1164 battle near Renfrew, Scotland

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  Battle of Loudoun Hill ⓘ
  1307 Medieval battle

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  Battle of Glasgow ⓘ
  1544 battle on Glasgow Muir, Scotland, as part of the Rough Wooing

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  Battle of Glasgow ⓘ
  1560 battle between French troops and forces of the Scottish Reformation

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  Battle of Langside ⓘ
  1568 opening battle of the Marian civil war in Scotland

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  Battle of Kilsyth ⓘ
  1645 battle

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  Battle of Hieton ⓘ
  battle during the Anglo-Scottish war of 1650–1652

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  Battle of Drumclog ⓘ
  1679 battle of the Scottish Covenanter Wars

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  Battle of Bothwell Bridge ⓘ
  1679 musical work/composition

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  Clydebank Blitz ⓘ
  1941 WWII aerial bombardment of city in Scotland

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  Greenock Blitz ⓘ
  German bombing raids on Greenock, Scotland during WW2

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  Drumbowie Farm anti-aircraft battery ⓘ
  site of anti-aircraft battery 350m WSW of Drumbowie Farm in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK

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  Gryffe Wraes Cottage, anti-aircraft site 185m WNW of ⓘ
  architectural structure in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK

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  High Mathernock, AA battery 350m WSW and camp 360 SW of ⓘ
  architectural structure in Inverclyde, Scotland, UK

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  Steel Cottage, anti-aircraft battery 480m NW of ⓘ
  architectural structure in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK

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  East Kilbride Regional War Room ⓘ
  bunker in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK

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  Strathclyde Regional Council - Dumbarton Emergency Headquarters - Garshake ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Strathclyde, UK

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  Strathclyde Regional Council - Dumbarton Emergency Headquarters - Crosslet ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Strathclyde, UK

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  Torrance House Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
  British air defence bunker

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  Barony and Castle of Kilbirnie ⓘ
  tower house in Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

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  Barr Castle ⓘ
  late medieval tower house in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Cadzow Castle ⓘ
  castle in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Caldwell Tower ⓘ
  tower in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Castle Semple ⓘ
  castle in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK

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  Cathcart Castle ⓘ
  castle in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK  

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  Dalzell House ⓘ
  castle in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK

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  Dumbarton Castle ⓘ
  castle in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Lennox Castle ⓘ
  castle and former hospital in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Lennox Castle ⓘ
  castle in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Mearns Castle ⓘ
  castle in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Mugdock Castle ⓘ
  castle with associated chapel and house, all ruins, in Stirling, Scotland, UK  

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  Strathaven Castle ⓘ
  castle in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Crookston Castle ⓘ
  ringwork castle in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK  

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  Kilmahew Castle ⓘ
  castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK  

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  Dean Castle ⓘ
  castle and museum in East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom  

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  Glenlee ⓘ
  1896 steel-hulled three-masted barque and museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  HMS Repulse ⓘ
  1916 Renown-class battlecruiser

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1180 Crookston Castle

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geophysical survey

1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

archaeological excavation

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580 Battle of Alclud Ford

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870 Siege of Dumbarton

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1164 Battle of Renfrew

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1307 Battle of Loudoun Hill

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1544 Battle of Glasgow

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1560 Battle of Glasgow

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1568 Battle of Langside

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1645 Battle of Kilsyth

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1650 Battle of Hieton

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1679 Battle of Drumclog

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1679 Battle of Bothwell Bridge

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1941 Clydebank Blitz

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1941 Greenock Blitz

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1290 Kilmahew Castle

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1350 Dean Castle

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1896-01-01T00:00:00Z

1896 Glenlee

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1916-08-18T00:00:00Z

1916 HMS Repulse

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Frameless

Jacobite broadside - Reproduction of an engraving of Cruikston Castle, with a reproduction of Burns' inscription on the Crookston Yew on verso

View South-westwards from Crookston Castle

Crookston Castle engraving by William Miller after G F Sargent

Crookston Castle vignette engraving by William Miller after G F Sargent

Crookston Castle in 1900

Crookston Castle

Crookston Castle

View from Crookston Castle - ENE

Defensive ditch of Crookston Castle

Defensive ditch, from top of Crookston Castle

• Excavations at Crookston Castle, Glasgow 1973–75 - article by John Lewis published March 2003 in Scottish Archaeological Journal

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	580	Battle of Alclud Ford	Kingdom of Bernicia, Kingdom of Rheged, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	870	Siege of Dumbarton	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1164	Battle of Renfrew	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	battle, Kingdom of Scotland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1645	Battle of Kilsyth	battle, Covenanters, Confederate Ireland, Cavalier	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1650	Battle of Hieton	battle, Commonwealth of England	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1679	Battle of Drumclog	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1679	Battle of Bothwell Bridge	battle, ballad, musical work/composition	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1941	Clydebank Blitz	Nazi Germany, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1941	Greenock Blitz	Nazi Germany, aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
link	page		Historic Environment Scotland page@		Wikidata
link	page		Historic Environment Scotland page@		Wikidata
link	page		Canmore page@		Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft	1933	Maillé Brézé	destroyer, Vauquelin-class destroyer	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry		A. & J. Inglis	arms industry, shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry		Scottish Iron and Steel Company	arms industry, business	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	2008	BAE Systems Maritime – Naval Ships	arms industry, business	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1750	Alexander Stephen and Sons	shipyard, business, shipbuilding	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1834	Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	shipyard, shipbuilding, public company, vehicle construction	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1837	William Beardmore and Company	automotive industry, shipyard, business, locomotive manufacturing, shipbuilding, automobile manufacturer, metal industry, commercial organization, machinery industry and plant construction	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1861	Charles Connell and Company	shipyard, shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1865	Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited	shipyard, shipbuilding, business, enterprise, manufacture of steam generators, except central heating hot water boilers, Manufacture of military fighting vehicles	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1988	Kvaerner Govan	shipyard, shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1840	William Denny and Brothers	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1967	Scott Lithgow	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1968	Upper Clyde Shipbuilders	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company		Blackwood and Gordon	shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company		Greenock Dockyard Company	shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company		William Hamilton and Company	shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1711	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1826	Robert Napier and Sons	shipbuilding, engineering activities and related technical consultancy, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1830	Robert Duncan and Co.	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1851	John Brown & Company	shipbuilding, enterprise, shipbuilding company, business, machinery industry and plant construction	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1860	Lobnitz	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1872	D. and W. Henderson and Company	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1874	Lithgows	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1898	Napier and Miller	shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1903	Ferguson Marine Engineering	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1999	BAE Systems Marine	shipbuilding, business, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Drumbowie Farm anti-aircraft battery	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Gryffe Wraes Cottage, anti-aircraft site 185m WNW of	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		High Mathernock, AA battery 350m WSW and camp 360 SW of	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Steel Cottage, anti-aircraft battery 480m NW of	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		East Kilbride Regional War Room	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Strathclyde Regional Council - Dumbarton Emergency Headquarters - Garshake	civil defense center, Strathclyde Regional Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Strathclyde Regional Council - Dumbarton Emergency Headquarters - Crosslet	civil defense center, Strathclyde Regional Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Torrance House Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	Royal Air Force, bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Barony and Castle of Kilbirnie	tower house, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Barr Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Cadzow Castle	archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Caldwell Tower	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Castle Semple	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Cathcart Castle	tower house, ringwork castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Dalzell House	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Dumbarton Castle	contour fort, Historic Environment Scotland, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Lennox Castle	castle, former hospital	Wikidata
site	castle		Lennox Castle	country house, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Mearns Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Mugdock Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Strathaven Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1180	Crookston Castle	Historic Environment Scotland, ringwork castle, archaeological site, tower house	Wikidata
site	castle	1290	Kilmahew Castle	Clan Napier, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1350	Dean Castle	local authority museum, military museum, castle	Wikidata
site	museum	1896	Glenlee	preserved watercraft, independent museum, barque, museum ship, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1916	HMS Repulse	Renown-class battlecruiser, shipwreck, battlecruiser	Wikidata
commons	image		Jacobite broadside - Reproduction of an engraving of Cruikston Castle, with a reproduction of Burns' inscription on the Crookston Yew on verso		Commons
commons	image		View South-westwards from Crookston Castle		Commons
commons	image		Crookston Castle engraving by William Miller after G F Sargent		Commons
commons	image		Crookston Castle vignette engraving by William Miller after G F Sargent		Commons
commons	image		Crookston Castle in 1900		Commons
commons	image		Crookston Castle		Commons
commons	image		Crookston Castle		Commons
commons	image		View from Crookston Castle - ENE		Commons
commons	image		Defensive ditch of Crookston Castle		Commons
commons	image		Defensive ditch, from top of Crookston Castle		Commons