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Pollock Castle

Pollock Castle was a historic tower house and later country seat on an estate west of Newton Mearns, Renfrewshire. The building was substantially rebuilt in 1686–1694 and again in 1886 in Scots Baronial style, then demolished in 1952; fragments of walls, gatehouses, stables and foundations survived and the site was later reworked.

Its prime

1890

Today

Demolished

As it stood in 1890

The shape it held in its prime.

In its prime (late 19th century after the 1886 rebuilding) Pollock Castle presented a masonry tower-house core with an attached east wing and an extended main block rebuilt in Scots Baronial fashion but incorporating earlier stonework. The house sat within an enclosing courtyard entered through an ornate gateway, with a formal walled garden laid out with corner pavilions, paired estate gatehouses marking the estate entrances, separate stone stables and a gardener's cottage. Substantial stone foundations and a surviving section of the north wall grounded the composition.

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12 places to explore in 1890.

The record describes 12 distinct spots at Pollock Castle — including the full exterior approach. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.

Approach along the estate drive toward the ornate gatewayOrnate gateway and entrance to the courtyardEnclosed central courtyardTower-house core (main block)East wing façade added 1686–1694Formal walled garden with corner pavilionsFive-metre-high north wall sectionSouth entrance stepsStables and gardener's cottageWest gatehouse on the estate boundaryEast gatehouse on the estate boundaryVisible foundations and lower castle walls

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