What is recorded here

Crookston Castle, Glasgow, Queen Mary's Tree stands as a recorded tree marker rather than a named landmark, located within ten metres of its mapped point. The absence of a date or owner leaves the trunk open to imagination, perhaps marking a boundary, a burial or a child's game. That vacancy is not a failure but an invitation to see the place as lived rather than labelled.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Crookston Castle, Glasgow, Queen Mary's Tree as Tree (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Crookston Castle, near Glasgow, was built by the Maxwell family in the late 15th century and later held by the Earls of Eglinton. It is remembered for its historical association with Queen Mary of Scots, who is said to have visited the castle and planted a tree there.

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