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List of castles in West Dunbartonshire 
Summary
This is a list of castles in West Dunbartonshire.
List edit
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes | Picture |
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| Dumbarton Castle | Garrison fortress | 17th-18th century | Dumbarton NS398744 |
The site was the centre of the Kingdom of Strathclyde. Scheduled monument.[1] Open to public.[2] | 
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| Dunglass Castle | 15th century | Bowling NS436734 |
Partially demolished for building stone 1735. Later house remains on the site.[3] | ||||
| Balloch Castle | Castellated house | 1809 | Balloch NS390830 |
Ruins of the original medieval castle still remain.[4] | 
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| Inchmurrin Castle | 14th century | Inchmurrin NS 3730 8630 |
Built by the Earls of Lennox.[5] | 
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| Boturich Castle | Castellated house | 1835 | By Loch Lomond NS 3875 8456 |
Built on the ruins of an older castle.[6] | 
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| Tullichewan Castle | Castellated house | 19th century | Tullichewan NS 3815 8112 |
Demolished | |||
| Kilmaronock Castle | Tower house | 15th century | Gartocharn NS 4550 8771 |
The remains of a tower house of the late 15th or early 16th century, Kilmaronock was the property of the Earl of Glencairn in 1695.[7] |
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Dumbarton Castle (SM90107)". Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Dumbarton Castle". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Dunglass Castle (43398)". Canmore. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Balloch Castle (GDL00042)". Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Inchmurrin (42464)". Canmore. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Boturich Castle (42486)". Canmore. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Kilmaronock Castle (43404)". Canmore. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
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