- Crookston Castle’s location is certainly unusual, nowadays in the middle of housing estates west of Pollok Country Park.
- Crookston and South Cardonald is a neighbourhood in the south of Glasgow with a population of 7,782. Who owned Crookston Castle?
- Surprisingly and fortunately enough, there was one not far from where we were, and indeed the only castle within the city of Glasgow – Crookston castle.
- Crookston Castle is an unusual castle in an imposing hilltop location surrounded by a deep and well preserved defensive ditch.
- Nearest Holiday Cottages to Crookston Castle: Nearby accommodation is calculated 'as the crow flies' from Crookston Castle.
- Crookston Castle is the only surviving medieval castle in Glasgow. This ruined castle was built around 1400 A.D, by the Stewarts of Darnley and it is located on...
- Today, Crookston Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, and a Category A listed building. Its maintenance is the responsibility of Historic Scotland.
- in the position of the present castle of Crookston. In any case, a personal castle of Scotland at the dte in question can only have been a wooden tower...
- Crookston Castle, in pleasant contrast, turns out to offer far more of interest than the casual visitor might expect.Your first problem is finding the castle.
- Crookston exhibits at least two distinctive and major phases of medieval castle building, part of which may encompass the outworks of an earlier fort.