Polnoon Castle

Polnoon Castle was a castle southwest of the same farm in the Scottish unitary authority in East Renfrewshire. She lay on Polnoon Water, a tributary of the White Cart Water, about two kilometers south-east of Eaglesham. Since 1992, the ruins in the Scottish monument lists is classified as a Scheduled Monument.

History

At the site of Polnoon Castle was once a moth. After the Battle of Otterburn in 1388 John Montgomery was built by his ransom share of the capture of Henry Percy Polnoon Castle. It was probably completed in the last decade of the 14th century. In 1617 the building was renovated, has already been described in 1676 as a ruin. In the 19th century, the structure of the former castle was preserved. Today, the masonry is largely destroyed, erdbedeckt and lined by trees. A coat of arms stone that was once mounted above the entrance gate, adorns the entrance of the restaurant until today Cross Keys Inn in Eaglesham.

Description

The remains of Polnoon Castle, northwest of Polnoon - farm on the banks of the river Polnoon Water. The at least four feet high mound of the former moth is distinctive in the landscape. The day passed by trees hill has a rectangular base with side lengths of 30 m and 22 m at the base, tapering upwards to 18 m × 10 m. Between these erdbedeckte the masonry of Polnoon Castle can be found, which is now largely destroyed. At the foot of the hill remains of a 1.6 m thick enclosure wall can be seen. In particular, in the northwest are still single wall pieces available. A tower off of the hill was built on bedrock. Based on the existing remnants can be concluded that a small but robust plant.