What is recorded here

Crookston Castle stands as Glasgow's only surviving medieval ruin, rebuilt in stone around 1400 by the Darnley Stewarts within much older earthworks. James IV once battered its western wall with Mons Meg to break a rebel Earl of Lennox, while Mary, Queen of Scots and Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley may have been betrothed beneath a yew tree on its grounds. That yew was felled in 1816 and carved into a model still kept in Pollok House, preserving the castle's shape after decades of neglect and changing ownership.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Crookston Castle as Coin Hoard (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 was built by the Maxwell family in the late 13th century and is remembered for its strategic importance in the border conflicts between Scotland and England. It also gained historical significance due to the discovery of a 16th-century silver coin hoard on the site.

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