Johnstone, Red House, Cochrane Tower
Tower House (Medieval)
Site Name Johnstone, Red House, Cochrane Tower
Classification Tower House (Medieval)
Canmore ID 43232
Site Number NS46SW 8
NGR NS 41804 61569
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/43232
- Council Renfrewshire
- Parish Paisley (Renfrew)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Renfrew
- Former County Renfrewshire
NS46SW 8 4183 6160.
(NS 4183 6160) Red House on site of (NAT)
Cochrane Tower (NR)
OS 1:10000 map (1973)
Cochran Tower, the old seat of the Cochrane, is noted in a description of Renfrewshire (W Macfarlane 1907) (probably written in the early 18th century). In 1782, part of it was still standing, one of its vaults being used as a cart-house. However, nothing of it remained in 1837. It gave name to the family of Dundonald in the 13th century (Orig Paroch Scot 1851).
G Crawfurd and W Semple 1782; New Statistical Account (NSA) 1845
In the modern Cochrane Tower, which was built in 1896 is an inscribed stone dated 1592. This may be from a former Cochrane Tower.
Visited by OS (JHO) 2 March 1951
