2014
NS5262 : Crookston Castle: vaulted basement
taken 10 years ago, near to Nitshill, Glasgow, Scotland
Crookston Castle: vaulted basement
This room, whose vaulting is apparent in the picture, would have been used for storage. The present-day entrance is at the extreme right-hand edge of the picture.
At the far end of the basement, on the left, is a blocked-up doorway to the (now demolished) south-west tower. On the right is another blocked doorway, which led to a kitchen in the (also now demolished) north-west tower. Food was sent up to the Great Hall by means of a dumb waiter system built within the thickness of the wall.
[The above information is from various panels on the walls of the basement.]
At the far end of the basement, on the left, is a blocked-up doorway to the (now demolished) south-west tower. On the right is another blocked doorway, which led to a kitchen in the (also now demolished) north-west tower. Food was sent up to the Great Hall by means of a dumb waiter system built within the thickness of the wall.
[The above information is from various panels on the walls of the basement.]
Crookston Castle
This castle was built in the fifteenth century by the Stewarts of Darnley; the site had earlier been occupied by a late-twelfth century timber castle built by Robert de Croc, after whom the Crookston area is named. See Link
(at WoSAS) for detailed information.
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- Grid Square
- NS5262, 52 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Lairich Rig (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Monday, 24 March, 2014 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Thursday, 24 April, 2014
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NS 5255 6272 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:50.1066N 4:21.3560W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NS 5255 6271
- View Direction
- West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
