Crookston Castle

Summary

Crookston Castle is a ringwork castle^[1]. It draws 171 Wikipedia views per month (ringwork_castle category, ranking #2 of 11).^[2]

Key Facts

• Crookston Castle is located in Glasgow City^[3].
• Crookston Castle is located in Scotland^[4].
• Crookston Castle is in the country of United Kingdom^[5].
• Crookston Castle's instance of is recorded as ringwork castle^[6].
• Crookston Castle's instance of is recorded as tower house^[7].
• Crookston Castle's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[8].
• Crookston Castle's commissioned by is recorded as Robert Croc^[9].
• Crookston Castle's founder is recorded as Robert Croc^[10].
• Crookston Castle is operated by Historic Environment Scotland^[11].
• Crookston Castle's Commons category is recorded as Crookston Castle^[12].
• Crookston Castle comprises castle chapel^[13].
• 1180 marks the founding of Crookston Castle^[14].
• Crookston Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.835, 'lon': -4.3558333333333}^[15].
• Crookston Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.835419, 'lon': -4.355847}^[16].
• Crookston Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/crookston-castle/^[17].
• Crookston Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles^[18].
• Crookston Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument^[19].
• Crookston Castle's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Crookston'}^[20].
• Crookston Castle's state of conservation is recorded as demolished or destroyed^[21].
• Crookston Castle's associated electoral district is recorded as Glasgow South West^[22].
• Crookston Castle's historic county is recorded as Renfrewshire^[23].

Body

Geography

Crookston Castle is in the country of United Kingdom^[5]. Located in include Glasgow City^[3], a council area^[24], in United Kingdom^[25] and Scotland^[4], a constituent country of the United Kingdom^[26], in United Kingdom^[27], founded in 0843^[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include ringwork castle^[6], tower house^[7], and archaeological site^[8]. Crookston Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument^[19].

History and Context

1180 marks the founding of Crookston Castle^[14].

Why It Matters

Crookston Castle draws 171 Wikipedia views per month (ringwork_castle category, ranking #2 of 11).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29]