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Mugdock Castle

📍 East Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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About

Mugdock Castle was the stronghold of the Clan Graham from the middle of the 13th century. Its ruins are located in Mugdock Country Park, just west of the village of Mugdock in the parish of Strathblane. The castle is within the registration county of Stirlingshire, although it is only 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire, on the northern outskirts of Greater Glasgow.

Built by the Graham clan in the 14th century, Mugdock was their power base for over 300 years. The famous Marquess of Montrose may have been born here in 1612. Slighted during the Bishops' Wars in 1641, the castle was abandoned when the family moved to Buchanan Castle. Now a scheduled monument in Mugdock Country Park.