Farm Castle
| Farm Castle | ||
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| Creation time : | 15th century | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg (Donjon) | |
| Conservation status: | tore off | |
| Standing position : | Scottish nobility | |
| Construction: | Quarry stone | |
| Place: | Rutherglen | |
| Geographical location | 55 ° 50 '1.7 " N , 4 ° 12' 12.7" W | |
| Height: | 9 m ASL | |
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Farme Castle was a Donjon in Rutherglen , about 800 meters east of the Farme Cross , the intersection of highways A724 and A749 in the Scottish administrative unit South Lanarkshire .
description
The donjon served as a corner of a courtyard formed by the extension of a crenellated country house . High walls and outbuildings formed the sides of the courtyard. The courtyard could be reached through an ornate arched passage next to the donjon. The donjon itself had three full storeys and an attic, as well as a parapet supported by brackets with machicolations and gargoyles. When a ceiling was removed in 1917, an old wooden ceiling became visible with inscriptions from 1325 referring to the House of Stuart .
history
The donjon was probably built on an earlier building in the 15th century. King Robert the Bruce lent the grounds of Farme Castle to Walter the Steward . The property later fell to the Douglas clan . From 1482 to 1599 it belonged to the Crawford clan and was called Crawford's Farme .
The donjon was demolished in the 1960s. At that time it only served as a warehouse for mining equipment that was no longer required.
swell
- Gordon Mason: The Castles of Glasgow and the Clyde . Goblinshead, 2000, ISBN 1-899874-18-6 .
- Glasgow, Dalmarnock, Boronald Street, Farme Castle. In: Canmore. Royal Commission for the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, accessed July 11, 2017 . (with photo)