Scotland · Demolished
Cathcart Castle
Cathcart Castle was a 15th‑century rectangular tower house and small enclosed castle on the White Cart Water in what is now Linn Park, Cathcart, Glasgow. It comprised a five‑storey tower house within a curtain wall with round corner towers and a twin‑towered gatehouse. The castle was abandoned in the 18th century, its visible ruins were demolished in 1980, and the site survives as a Scheduled Monument with foundations remaining.
Its prime
1635
Today
Demolished
As it stood in 1635
The shape it held in its prime.
In its prime (c.1635) Cathcart Castle appears as a compact rectangular tower house measuring roughly 15.5 by 9 m and rising to five storeys above a vaulted basement, set centrally within a small barmkin about 22 by 15 m. A low stone curtain wall with round corner towers encloses the courtyard, and a twin‑towered gatehouse faces east. The complex stands on the rocky north‑east bank of the White Cart Water, with ancillary outbuildings clustered outside the enclosure.
Step inside
10 places to explore in 1635.
The record describes 10 distinct spots at Cathcart Castle — including 3 interiors: hall of the tower (main hall), vaulted basement (cellar), gatehouse passage between the paired towers. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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