Cochrane Castle
Cochrane Castle stood about 1 mile west of Johnstone, Renfrewshire, near the Black Cart Water. Little of the original complex survives; a late-19th-century monument incorporates a dated stone and a section claimed to be from the original tower.
Its prime
1592
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1592
What Cochrane Castle looked like in its prime.
A compact, vertically emphasised stone tower house rising several storeys with corbie-stepped gables; masonry of roughly coursed stone with some dressed ashlar dressings. Narrow vertical window openings and a pronounced stepped gable silhouette define the roofline. The tower sits on low ground beside the Black Cart Water, with a short approach from the road and open farmland around; the structure is complete and in active use at this date.
Its story
The story of Cochrane Castle.
Cochrane Castle stood a mile west of Johnstone in Renfrewshire, near the Black Cart Water. The property was owned by the Cochranes from the 14th century, the family being elevated to Baron Cochrane of Dundonald in 1647 and Earl of Dundonald in 1669.
Little of the original complex survives. A late-19th-century monument incorporates a dated stone and a section claimed to be from the original tower, and a fragment of old fabric still stands on Tower Road, now labelled as Johnstone Castle.
Step inside
3 places to explore in 1592.
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Clans who held Cochrane Castle.
The families that held Cochrane Castle for a decade or more across its history — follow a name to its clan.
Cochrane
Owned by the Cochranes from the 14th century; the family became Earls of Dundonald in 1669.
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