Crookston Castle: defensive ditch
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Crookston Castle: defensive ditch
Image: © Lairich Rig Taken: 24 Mar 2014
This wide-angle view, from the north-west, is intended to show the defensive earthworks. The deep ditch was a feature of Robert de Croc's original late-twelfth-century castle. The photograph also shows the causeway that led across the ditch. Click on the end-note title for more pictures of the castle.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.835184
Longitude
-4.356736