Kilmaronock Castle
Tower House (15th Century) - (16th Century)
Site Name Kilmaronock Castle
Classification Tower House (15th Century) - (16th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Mains Castle
Canmore ID 43404
Site Number NS48NE 1
NGR NS 45500 87716
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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View of ruins from NW
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W side. Detail of entrance to basement vaulted chamber
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10/3/2005
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View of ruins from ENE
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DP 198076
Oblique aerial view of Kilmaronock Castle and Kilmaronock House, looking NNE.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
10/9/2014
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SC 2426230
Kilmaronock Castle, NS48NE 1, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto
Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England
c. 1958
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NW corner. Detail of masonry base
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
10/3/2005
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W side. Detail of entrance to basement vaulted chamber
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10/3/2005
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View of ruins from NNW
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DP 198085
Oblique aerial view of Kilmaronock Castle and Kilmaronock House, looking SE.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
10/9/2014
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View of ruins from NW
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View of ruins from NNW
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View of ruins from N
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View of ruins from SE
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E side. Detail of former doorway
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Interior. View of S side
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Interior. Detail of fireplace
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Ground floor plan, First floor plan and Second floor plan, Section and Site plan
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3/2005
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Interior. Detail of S window
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Interior. Detail of fireplace
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10/3/2005
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Interior. Detail of fireplace
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
10/3/2005
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DP 198081
Oblique aerial view of Kilmaronock Castle and Kilmaronock House, looking S.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
10/9/2014
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DP 198082
Oblique aerial view of Kilmaronock Castle and Kilmaronock House, looking SW.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
10/9/2014
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SC 2426229
Kilmaronock Castle, NS48NE 1, Ordnance Survey index card, page number 1, Recto
Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England
c. 1958
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SC 2607089
N side. Detail of masonry
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10/3/2005
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View of ruins from ENE
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View of ruins from ENE
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View of ruins from SE
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NE corner. Detail of roll moulding
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
10/3/2005
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DP 198080
Oblique aerial view of Kilmaronock Castle and Kilmaronock House, looking W.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
10/9/2014
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SC 2607094
View of ruins from E
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10/3/2005
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NW corner. Detail of masonry base
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Interior. View of E end
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Interior. Detail of SE corner
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Interior. View of W end
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10/3/2005
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Interior. View of S side
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10/3/2005
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Interior. Detail of fireplace
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10/3/2005
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SC 1370245
Interior. View of basement vault from W
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
10/3/2005
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DP 198078
Oblique aerial view of Kilmaronock Castle and Kilmaronock House, looking N.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
10/9/2014
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DP 198079
Oblique aerial view of Kilmaronock Castle and Kilmaronock House, looking NW.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
10/9/2014
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DP 198083
Oblique aerial view of Kilmaronock Castle and Kilmaronock House, looking SSW.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
10/9/2014
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DP 198088
Oblique aerial view of Kilmaronock Castle and Kilmaronock House, looking NW.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
10/9/2014
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SC 2607084
View of ruins from NNW
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
10/3/2005
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View of ruins from E
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View of ruins from SE
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E side. Detail of window and carved shield
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Interior. Detail of S window
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Interior. Detail of fireplace
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10/3/2005
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View of ruins from E
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Interior. Detail of S (upper level) window
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
10/3/2005
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DP 198086
Oblique aerial view of Kilmaronock Castle and Kilmaronock House, looking ENE.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
10/9/2014
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SC 2607085
View of ruins from N
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10/3/2005
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NE corner. Detail of raggle near wallhead
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Interior. Detail of S (upper level) window
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10/3/2005
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Interior. View of basement vault from W
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10/3/2005
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NE corner. Detail of raggle near wallhead
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10/3/2005
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N side. Detail of masonry
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10/3/2005
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View of ruins from SE
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10/3/2005
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E side. Detail of window and carved shield
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
10/3/2005
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DP 198074
Oblique aerial view of Kilmaronock Castle and Kilmaronock House, looking ENE.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
10/9/2014
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DP 198087
Oblique aerial view of Kilmaronock Castle and Kilmaronock House, looking NE.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
10/9/2014
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View of ruins from SE
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10/3/2005
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Interior. View of E end
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Interior. Detail of S window
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Interior. View of W end
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Interior. Detail of fireplace
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10/3/2005
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View of ruins from N
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View of ruins from SE
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E side. Detail of former doorway
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10/3/2005
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NE corner. Detail of roll moulding
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10/3/2005
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Interior. Detail of E window
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
10/3/2005
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Interior. View of SW corner
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
10/3/2005
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DP 198075
Oblique aerial view of Kilmaronock Castle and Kilmaronock House, looking NE.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
10/9/2014
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DP 198077
Oblique aerial view of Kilmaronock Castle and Kilmaronock House, looking NNE.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
10/9/2014
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DP 198084
Oblique aerial view of Kilmaronock Castle and Kilmaronock House, looking S.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
10/9/2014
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SC 2426231
Kilmaronock Castle, NS48NE 1, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto
Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England
c. 1958
© Crown Copyright: HES (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division)
SC 2607103
Interior. Detail of E window
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
10/3/2005
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Interior. Detail of SE corner
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10/3/2005
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Interior. View of SW corner
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10/3/2005
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- Council West Dunbartonshire
- Parish Kilmaronock (Dumbarton)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Dumbarton
- Former County Dunbartonshire
NS48NE 1 45500 87716
(NS 4550 8770) Kilmaronock Castle (NR) (In Ruins)
OS 6" map, Dunbartonshire, 2nd ed., (1922)
The lands of Kilmaronock are mentioned in the 14th and 15th centuries.
J Irving 1879.
The castle belonged to the Earl of Glencairn in 1695.
W Camden 1789.
Kilmaronock Castle is an oblong tower, measuring 10.0 x 12.0m and four or five storeys high. The building is now a ruin but is in a fair state of preservation, and from the construction and design, probably dates from the late 15th - early 16th century.
Visited by OS (R D L) 21 January 1963.
Field Visit (December 1977)
Kilmaronock Castle NS 455 877 NS48NE 1
A tower of 15th- to 16th-century date.
RCAHMS 1978, visited December 1977
(MacGibbon and Ross 1887-92, v, 325-9)
