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Dunglass Castle

A Category B Listed Building in Old Kilpatrick, West Dunbartonshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9294 / 55°55'45"N

Longitude: -4.5026 / 4°30'9"W

OS Eastings: 243745

OS Northings: 673537

OS Grid: NS437735

Mapcode National: GBR 0P.ZGFG

Mapcode Global: WH3NR.T728

Plus Code: 9C7QWFHW+QX

Entry Name: Dunglass Castle

Listing Name: Dunglass Castle

Listing Date: 14 May 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 347732

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB14399

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200347732

Location: Old Kilpatrick

County: West Dunbartonshire

Electoral Ward: Dumbarton

Parish: Old Kilpatrick

Traditional County: Dunbartonshire

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Description

Fragmentary castle standing on an irregular rocky cliff by the River Clyde. The ruinous walls to the south and west of the castle enclosure may be late 14th century (Buildings of Scotland). A dwelling house has been erected at the northwest corner of the enclosure, partly 16th century, mostly late 19th century. The northwest turret of the house has chequered corbelling. The round tower in opposite corner of the enclosure (NS 43764 73464) is probably 16th or 17th century and appears to have been a pigeon house.

Dunglass passed into the hands of the Colquhoun family towards the end of the 16th century, building the dwelling house within the fortified walled enclosure. The house was remodelled by 1832 with a square two-storey bay added in the west wall, with further enlargement 1852-61 and alteration by Talwin Morris in 1893.

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