Interesting news · 28 August 2025

Project aims to uncover lost secrets of Glasgow's 'last castle'

from glasgowtimes.co.uk

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Crookston Castle on Glasgow’s Southside is the focus of a new archaeological project led by Friends of Crookston Castle and funded by the Castle Studies Trust. Around 30 volunteers and local school children are using geophysical scanning equipment to uncover hidden features and long-lost history beneath the site. The castle, built in the 1100s by the Croc family, has kept many of its secrets for centuries.

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