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Glasgow, Pollokshields, 100 St Andrew's Drive, Hagg's Castle

Castle (medieval), Tower House (medieval)

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Hagg's Castle is a medieval tower house in Pollokshields, Glasgow. It still stands at 100 St Andrew's Drive, a private stone fragment surviving the city's growth. The exact address and medieval label leave the rest to imagination: a residence, a defensible tower, or both, built before the neighbourhood had a name.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Glasgow, Pollokshields, 100 St Andrew's Drive, Hagg's Castle as Castle (medieval), Tower House (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Hagg's Castle, a medieval tower house in Pollokshields, Glasgow, was likely built in the 16th century by the Maxwell family, who held significant influence in the area. It is remembered as part of the historic landscape of the Pollok estate and reflects the defensive and social architecture of late medieval Scotland.

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