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Johnstone Castle

A Category B Listed Building in Johnstone, Renfrewshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.8279 / 55°49'40"N

Longitude: -4.5075 / 4°30'27"W

OS Eastings: 243027

OS Northings: 662249

OS Grid: NS430622

Mapcode National: GBR 3G.5VSZ

Mapcode Global: WH3P4.QSR4

Plus Code: 9C7QRFHR+5X

Entry Name: Johnstone Castle

Listing Name: Johnstone Castle, off Beith Road

Listing Date: 10 June 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 380221

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB35602

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200380221

Location: Johnstone

County: Renfrewshire

Town: Johnstone

Electoral Ward: Johnstone South and Elderslie

Traditional County: Renfrewshire

Tagged with: Castle Tower house

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Description

3-storey rubble tower with crowsteps, corbelled angle
turret large wall sundial dated 1700: square 4-storey
tower attached with doorway in re-entrant angle. Upper
parts gothicised when reconstructed and recast early 19th
century. Mansion demolished and original nucleus partly
restored 1958.

Statement of Interest

Originally Easter Cochrane Castle: name of Johnstone

transferred 1733.

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