Castle Brocket
Castle (Medieval)(Possible)
Site Name Castle Brocket
Classification Castle (Medieval)(Possible)
Canmore ID 45635
Site Number NS74SW 8
NGR NS 7351 4203
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/45635
- Council South Lanarkshire
- Parish Avondale
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District East Kilbride
- Former County Lanarkshire
NS74SW 8 7351 4203.
(NS 7351 4203) Castle Brocket on site of Castle (NR)
OS 6" map (1912)
Close to the farmhouse called Castle Brocket once stood a castle or tower from which the present building takes its name. The present parish minister states that the ancient name was Castle Bradwude of which the present name is a corruption.
Name Book 1858
No traces of any old buldings were seen and no further information was obtained from the present tenant of the farm.
Visited by OS (JD) 21 March 1955
