What is recorded here

Crookston Castle stands as Glasgow's only surviving medieval ruin, rising from Bronze Age earthworks where stone walls replaced timber defenses around 1400. James IV's cannon smashed its western end during a rebellion, yet it endured another siege in 1544 before becoming the principal house of the earls of Lennox. A yew tree may have witnessed the betrothal of Mary, Queen of Scots and Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, until men felled it in 1816 to carve a model now kept in Pollok House.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Crookston Castle as Mound (medieval), Palisaded Enclosure (bronze Age) - (iron Age), Roundhouse(s) (iron Age). 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.

Crookston Castle was built by the Maxwell family in the late 13th century and is remembered as an important stronghold in the southwest of Scotland, particularly during the border conflicts between Scotland and England.

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