Cats Castle
Introduction
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Cats Castle
Image: © Lairich Rig Taken: 21 Nov 2008
The tall stone building on the left is called Cats Castle; it was built in 1888 in Scots Baronial style, and is a Category B listed building. For a closer look, see Image As for its unusual name, the book "North Clyde Estuary - An Illustrated Architectural Guide" (Frank Arneil Walker with Fiona Sinclair) gives an alliterative explanation: "where the old ferry house of Clydebank Farm sits out its retirement (its twin facing on the opposite bank), a Renfrew lawyer built Cats Castle in 1888, its handsome Scots Baronial façades festooned with feline forms". The photograph was taken from the public footpath that follows the shoreline between Levengrove and Ardoch.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.948396
Longitude
-4.608042