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The now-ruined Craigneith Castle was nearby.<ref name=RCAHMScraigneath>{{cite web|url=http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/171627/textcontribution/east+kilbride+calder+glen+craigneith+castle/|title=Site Record for East Kilbride, Calder Glen, Craigneit |
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'''Calderwood Castle''' was a castle in [[East Kilbride]]. The castle was situated near the banks of the [[Rotten Calder Water]].<ref name=RCAHMS/><ref name=dailyrecord2008/><ref name=calderglen_park>{{cite web|url=http://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/625/calderglen_country_park_walks_and_trails|title=Calderglen Country Park Walks and Trails|publisher=South Lanarkshire Council|accessdate=2013-12-21}}</ref> in what is now [[Calderglen Country Park]].<ref name=calderglen_park/> Constructed in the fifteenth century by the Maxwell family, the original building collapsed in 1773.<ref name=RCAHMS>{{cite web|url=http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/76196/details/calderwood+castle/|title=Site Record for Calderwood Castle|publisher=Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland|accessdate=2013-12-22}}</ref> A new castle was later rebuilt on the same site, but it eventually fell into disrepair, with the final vestiges of the castle being demolished with explosives in 1951.<ref name=dailyrecord2008>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/local-lifestyle/history-cavalcade-calderwood-castle-2453324|title= History cavalcade: Calderwood Castle |date=18 June 2008|publisher=Daily Record}}</ref> Nothing now remains except ruins and rubble.<ref name=RCAHMS/> |
'''Calderwood Castle''' was a castle in [[East Kilbride]]. The castle was situated near the banks of the [[Rotten Calder Water]].<ref name=RCAHMS/><ref name=dailyrecord2008/><ref name=calderglen_park>{{cite web|url=http://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/625/calderglen_country_park_walks_and_trails|title=Calderglen Country Park Walks and Trails|publisher=South Lanarkshire Council|accessdate=2013-12-21}}</ref> in what is now [[Calderglen Country Park]].<ref name=calderglen_park/> Constructed in the fifteenth century by the Maxwell family, the original building collapsed in 1773.<ref name=RCAHMS>{{cite web|url=http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/76196/details/calderwood+castle/|title=Site Record for Calderwood Castle|publisher=Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland|accessdate=2013-12-22}}</ref> A new castle was later rebuilt on the same site, but it eventually fell into disrepair, with the final vestiges of the castle being demolished with explosives in 1951.<ref name=dailyrecord2008>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/local-lifestyle/history-cavalcade-calderwood-castle-2453324|title= History cavalcade: Calderwood Castle |date=18 June 2008|publisher=Daily Record}}</ref> Nothing now remains except ruins and rubble.<ref name=RCAHMS/> The now-ruined [[Craigneith Castle]] was nearby.<ref name=RCAHMScraigneath>{{cite web|url=http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/171627/textcontribution/east+kilbride+calder+glen+craigneith+castle/|title=Site Record for East Kilbride, Calder Glen, Craigneith Castle|publisher=Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland|accessdate=2013-12-22}}</ref><ref name=dailyrecord2008/><ref name=RCAHMS/> |
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A painting of the castle by [[Robert Purves Bell]] is in the collection of [[South Lanarkshire Council]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/calderwood-castle-190686|title=Calderwood Castle by Robert Purves Bell|publisher=BBC|accessdate=2013-12-21}}</ref> |
A painting of the castle by [[Robert Purves Bell]] is in the collection of [[South Lanarkshire Council]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/calderwood-castle-190686|title=Calderwood Castle by Robert Purves Bell|publisher=BBC|accessdate=2013-12-21}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[Calderwood Glen]] |
* [[Calderwood Glen]] |
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* [[Craigneith Castle]] |
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* [[Maxwell of Calderwood baronetcy]] |
* [[Maxwell of Calderwood baronetcy]] |
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Revision as of 16:39, 22 December 2013
Calderwood Castle was a castle in East Kilbride. The castle was situated near the banks of the Rotten Calder Water.[1][2][3] in what is now Calderglen Country Park.[3] Constructed in the fifteenth century by the Maxwell family, the original building collapsed in 1773.[1] A new castle was later rebuilt on the same site, but it eventually fell into disrepair, with the final vestiges of the castle being demolished with explosives in 1951.[2] Nothing now remains except ruins and rubble.[1] The now-ruined Craigneith Castle was nearby.[4][2][1]
A painting of the castle by Robert Purves Bell is in the collection of South Lanarkshire Council.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d "Site Record for Calderwood Castle". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 2013-12-22.
- ^ a b c "History cavalcade: Calderwood Castle". Daily Record. 18 June 2008.
- ^ a b "Calderglen Country Park Walks and Trails". South Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
- ^ "Site Record for East Kilbride, Calder Glen, Craigneith Castle". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 2013-12-22.
- ^ "Calderwood Castle by Robert Purves Bell". BBC. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
See also
External links
- Photograph of site of the former Calderwood Castle
- Secret Scotland Wiki: Calderwood Castle
- The Blantyre Project: Calderwood Castle's fall, rise, and fall
- Engraving of Calderwood Castle from Forsyth's Beauties of Scotland
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