Newton Mearns — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Mearns Castle rose as a towerhouse during the 15th century, anchoring a borderland where Roland de Mearns, the Pollocks and the Maxwells of Caerlaverock took turns owning the soil. The Maxwells of Nether Pollok held the town in 1648 before the Stewarts of Blackhall arrived in 1660, while ordinary people worked textile mills fed by local rivers and lochs. Newton Mearns became a commuter suburb after improved roads and railways reached it, yet the old core village fell into dereliction until it was rebuilt as a shopping centre.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Newton Mearns as Castle (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Newton Mearns Castle was a medieval stronghold, likely built in the 13th or 14th century by a local noble family in the area, possibly the de Mearns or related landholders. It is remembered for its strategic position in the Clyde Valley and its association with the historical development of the Newton Mearns area in East Renfrewshire.

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