Crookston Castle
Glasgow, Scotland
Crookston Castle is a tower house in Glasgow, Scotland, first built in 1180. Little or nothing of it survives today. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Hawkhead Castle, 1.1 mi away. It is cared for by Historic Environment Scotland.
Crookston Castle at a glance
Built
1180
12th century
Type
Tower house
Ringwork castle
Condition
Demolished
Cared for by
Historic Environment Scotland
About Crookston Castle
Crookston Castle is a ruined medieval castle in the Pollok area of Glasgow, Scotland. It is located some five miles (eight kilometres) south-west of the city centre, on a hill overlooking the Levern Water, just before its confluence with the White Cart Water.
From the Wikipedia article on Crookston Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crookston Castle sits at 55.8350, -4.3558 in Glasgow. The closest other castles are Hawkhead Castle (1.1 mi), Blackhall Manor (2.2 mi) and Haggs Castle (2.3 mi). Glasgow has 5 castles in all.
- Heritage status
- scheduled monument
