Metal door to the castle
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Metal door to the castle by Richard Sutcliffe as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Metal door to the castle
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe Taken: 15 Feb 2023
A steel door with grills top and bottom into the Category A listed http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB18536 Mearns Castle. The castle is not open to the public. The small, faded plaque to the left of the door reads: COUNTY COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF RENFREWSHIRE This historic building has been restored with the aid of the Renfrewshire Heritage Committee BUILDINGS OF ARCHITECTURAL & HISTORIC INTEREST The County Council has not existed since local government reorganisation in 1975. Sadly the castle looks to be in need of attention again, with much pointing required and it is home to numbers of jackdaws which appear to be gaining access through the arrow slits. In fact the castle has been on the Buildings at Risk Register since 2008 https://www.buildingsatrisk.org.uk/search/town/newton%20mearns/order/1//event_id/908609/building_name/mearns-castle-broom-road-newton-mearns.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
55.769663
Longitude
-4.309412