What is recorded here

Kilmahew Castle stands as a ruined four-storey tower north of Cardross, built by Clan Napier in the 16th century after Malcolm, the Earl of Lennox granted them the land around 1290. The Napiers held it for eighteen generations until George Maxwell died without legitimate children, passing the estate through an illegitimate daughter before Alexander Sharp bought it in 1820 to settle gambling debts. James Burns later lived there until his death in 1871, leaving behind a stone monument where human ambition, loss and reinvention still intersect beside Kilmahew Burn.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Kilmahew Castle as Castle (16th Century) - (18th Century). 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.

Kilmahew Castle was built by the Drummond family in the 16th century and is remembered as a historic seat of the Clan Drummond in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is important as a symbol of the family's regional power and as an example of Scottish Renaissance architecture.

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