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Craigend Castle Ruins

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Location: Strathblane, Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom

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1. Mugdock Castle, Craigend Castle & Craigallian Loch loop from Milngavie

13.4km

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2. Mugdock Loch – Mugdock Loch loop from Blanefield

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3. Mugdock Loch – Mugdock Castle loop from Strathblane

4.44km

01:11

40m

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Brian

February 11, 2018

Built in 1812, this is the fragmentary remains of what was an extremely well-detailed and impressive country house, which continues to form a significant feature in the landscape. Although much of the original structure of the building has gone, and the building is a roofless, there is still sufficient fabric to show that this was a country house of some distinction with extremely good decoration and fine features. The fine carving to the parapet is especially distinctive. There is photographic evidence to show that the interior of the building continued the Gothic style and included a lavish rib-vaulted entrance hall. It is thought that the house began to lose its structure in the 1950s and 60s. The Gothic building style was fashionable in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It was a romantic, highly decorative building type echoing interest in the medieval period and its values.

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Location: Strathblane, Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom

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3. Mugdock Loch – Mugdock Castle loop from Strathblane

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