Castles · Central Scotland
Partick Castle
Partick Castle — castle in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Partick (Subway) · 0.3 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Partick Castle is a castle in the United Kingdom — fortified architecture from the medieval, Tudor, or Victorian-revival period. Wikidata describes it as: "castle in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 55.8684°, -4.3046°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Partick Castle was located in Partick, now a Western suburb of Glasgow. It was built in 1611 for the Glasgow benefactor George Hutcheson and situated on the west bank of the River Kelvin.
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Background
Description
Writing in the early eighteenth century, Hamilton of Wishaw described the building: <blockquote> "...where Kelvin falls into Clyde, is the house of Pertique, a well-built and convenient house, well planted with barren timber and large gardens, which are enclosed with stone walls, and which formerly belonged to George Hutcheson in Glasgow, but now to John Crawford of Myltoun." </blockquote> According to the local historian James Napier, it was left empty in 1770 and was unroofed and in ruins by 1783. It was demolished during the 1830s. Another local writer records that its remains were removed in a single night to 'form dykes in the neighbouring fields'. This happened in 1836 or 1837. Napier…
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- Coordinates
- 55.8684, -4.3046
- District
- Glasgow City
- Postcode
- G11 6EH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Glasgow West
- Nearest railway station
- Partick (Subway) — 0.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7140470 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Partick Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Remains of Partick Castle.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Partick Castle?
- Partick Castle is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode G11 6EH).
- Does Partick Castle charge admission?
- Partick Castle typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Partick Castle?
- The nearest railway station is Partick (Subway), about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode G11 6EH.