List of castles in West Dunbartonshire

This is a list of castles in West Dunbartonshire.

List

Name	Type	Date	Condition	Ownership	Location	Notes	Picture
Dumbarton Castle	Garrison fortress	17th-18th century			Dumbarton NS398744	The site was the centre of the Kingdom of Strathclyde. Scheduled monument.[1] Open to public.[2]
Dunglass Castle		15th century			Bowling NS436734	Partially demolished for building stone 1735. Later house remains on the site.[3]
Balloch Castle	Castellated house	1809			Balloch NS390830	Ruins of the original medieval castle still remain.[4]
Inchmurrin Castle		14th century			Inchmurrin NS 3730 8630	Built by the Earls of Lennox.[5]
Boturich Castle	Castellated house	1835			By Loch Lomond NS 3875 8456	Built on the ruins of an older castle.[6]
Tullichewan Castle	Castellated house	19th century			Tullichewan NS 3815 8112	Demolished
Kilmaronock Castle	Tower house	15th century			Gartocharn NS 4550 8771	The remains of a tower house of the late 15th or early 16th century, Kilmaronock was the property of the Earl of Glencairn in 1695.[7]

See also

• Castles in Scotland
• List of castles in Scotland
• List of listed buildings in West Dunbartonshire

Notes

1. Historic Environment Scotland. "Dumbarton Castle (SM90107)". Retrieved 1 April 2019.
2. "Dumbarton Castle". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
3. Historic Environment Scotland. "Dunglass Castle (43398)". Canmore. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
4. Historic Environment Scotland. "Balloch Castle (GDL00042)". Retrieved 2 April 2019.
5. Historic Environment Scotland. "Inchmurrin (42464)". Canmore. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
6. Historic Environment Scotland. "Boturich Castle (42486)". Canmore. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
7. Historic Environment Scotland. "Kilmaronock Castle (43404)". Canmore. Retrieved 8 April 2014.

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