Lennox Castle
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Lennox Castle is an abandoned castle in Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, approximately 12 miles north of Glasgow. It is infamous for previously hosting Lennox Castle Hospital, Scotland's "largest institution for people with learning disabilities".
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Lennox Castle Auxiliary Hospital; Lennox Castle Hospital; Mental Defectives Hospital
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Battle of Alclud Ford ⓘ
580 battle -

Siege of Dumbarton ⓘ
870 siege of Dumbarton by Vikings -

Battle of Renfrew ⓘ
1164 battle near Renfrew, Scotland -

Battle of Stirling Bridge ⓘ
1297 battle of the First War of Scottish Independence -

Battle of Falkirk ⓘ
1298 battle of the First War of Scottish Independence -

Siege of Stirling Castle ⓘ
1304 siege during the First War of Scottish Independence -

Battle of Bannockburn ⓘ
1314 battle during the First War of Scottish Independence -

Battle of Sauchieburn ⓘ
1488 battle in Scotland -

Battle of Glasgow ⓘ
1544 battle on Glasgow Muir, Scotland, as part of the Rough Wooing -

Battle of Glasgow ⓘ
1560 battle between French troops and forces of the Scottish Reformation -

Battle of Langside ⓘ
1568 opening battle of the Marian civil war in Scotland -

Battle of Kilsyth ⓘ
1645 battle -

Battle of Stirling ⓘ
1648 in the Scottish Civil War -

Battle of Hieton ⓘ
battle during the Anglo-Scottish war of 1650–1652 -

Battle of Bothwell Bridge ⓘ
1679 musical work/composition -

Siege of Stirling Castle ⓘ
1746 siege -

Battle of Falkirk Muir ⓘ
1746 last noteworthy Jacobite success during the Jacobite risings -

Clydebank Blitz ⓘ
1941 WWII aerial bombardment of city in Scotland -

Drumbowie Farm anti-aircraft battery ⓘ
site of anti-aircraft battery 350m WSW of Drumbowie Farm in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK -

Gryffe Wraes Cottage, anti-aircraft site 185m WNW of ⓘ
architectural structure in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK -

High Mathernock, AA battery 350m WSW and camp 360 SW of ⓘ
architectural structure in Inverclyde, Scotland, UK -

Steel Cottage, anti-aircraft battery 480m NW of ⓘ
architectural structure in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK -

Stirling Castle, Grand Battery, Kitchen Range ⓘ
architectural structure in Stirling, Scotland, UK -

Air raid shelter, Haugh Street, Falkirk ⓘ
air-raid shelter in Falkirk, Falkirk, Scotland -

Central Regional Council - Emergency Headquarters ⓘ
civil defence centre in Stirling, UK -

East Kilbride Regional War Room ⓘ
bunker in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK -

Falkirk Civil Defence Headquarters ⓘ
civil defence centre in Falkirk, UK -

Strathclyde Regional Council - Dumbarton Emergency Headquarters - Garshake ⓘ
civil defence centre in Strathclyde, UK -

Strathclyde Regional Council - Dumbarton Emergency Headquarters - Crosslet ⓘ
civil defence centre in Strathclyde, UK -

Torrance House Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
British air defence bunker -
Cadzow Castle ⓘ
castle in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK

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Caldwell Tower ⓘ
tower in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK

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Castle Semple ⓘ
castle in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
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Cathcart Castle ⓘ
castle in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK

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Dalzell House ⓘ
castle in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
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Duchray Castle ⓘ
castle in Stirling, Scotland, UK

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Dumbarton Castle ⓘ
castle in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK

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Lennox Castle ⓘ
castle in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK

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Lennox Castle ⓘ
castle and former hospital in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK

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Mearns Castle ⓘ
castle in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK

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Mugdock Castle ⓘ
castle with associated chapel and house, all ruins, in Stirling, Scotland, UK

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Stirling Castle ⓘ
castle in Stirling, Scotland, UK

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Crookston Castle ⓘ
ringwork castle in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK

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Kilmahew Castle ⓘ
castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK

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Glenlee ⓘ
1896 steel-hulled three-masted barque and museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom -

HMS Repulse ⓘ
1916 Renown-class battlecruiser
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 580 | Battle of Alclud Ford | Kingdom of Bernicia, Kingdom of Rheged, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 870 | Siege of Dumbarton | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1164 | Battle of Renfrew | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1297 | Battle of Stirling Bridge | battle, Kingdom of Scotland | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1298 | Battle of Falkirk | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1304 | Siege of Stirling Castle | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1314 | Battle of Bannockburn | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1488 | Battle of Sauchieburn | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1544 | Battle of Glasgow | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1560 | Battle of Glasgow | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1568 | Battle of Langside | battle, Kingdom of Scotland | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1645 | Battle of Kilsyth | battle, Covenanters, Confederate Ireland, Cavalier | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1648 | Battle of Stirling | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1650 | Battle of Hieton | battle, Commonwealth of England | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1679 | Battle of Bothwell Bridge | battle, ballad, musical work/composition | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1746 | Siege of Stirling Castle | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1746 | Battle of Falkirk Muir | Kingdom of Great Britain, battle, Jacobitism | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1941 | Clydebank Blitz | Nazi Germany, battle | Wikidata |
| link | page | Canmore page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Cultural Inventory page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Canmore page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Canmore page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Canmore page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Canmore page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Canmore page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Canmore page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Canmore page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Canmore page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Secret Scotland page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Tripadvisor page@ | Wikidata | ||
| organisation | arms industry | A. & J. Inglis | arms industry, shipbuilding, shipbuilding company | Wikidata | |
| organisation | arms industry | Scottish Iron and Steel Company | arms industry, business | Wikidata | |
| organisation | arms industry | 2008 | BAE Systems Maritime – Naval Ships | arms industry, business | Wikidata |
| organisation | factory | 1750 | Alexander Stephen and Sons | shipyard, business, shipbuilding | Wikidata |
| organisation | factory | 1834 | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | shipyard, shipbuilding, public company, vehicle construction | Wikidata |
| organisation | factory | 1837 | William Beardmore and Company | automotive industry, shipyard, business, locomotive manufacturing, shipbuilding, automobile manufacturer, metal industry, commercial organization, machinery industry and plant construction | Wikidata |
| organisation | factory | 1861 | Charles Connell and Company | shipyard, shipbuilding, business | Wikidata |
| organisation | factory | 1865 | Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited | shipyard, shipbuilding, business, enterprise, manufacture of steam generators, except central heating hot water boilers, Manufacture of military fighting vehicles | Wikidata |
| organisation | factory | 1988 | Kvaerner Govan | shipyard, shipbuilding, business | Wikidata |
| organisation | shipbuilding | 1840 | William Denny and Brothers | shipbuilding, business | Wikidata |
| organisation | shipbuilding | 1967 | Scott Lithgow | shipbuilding, business | Wikidata |
| organisation | shipbuilding | 1968 | Upper Clyde Shipbuilders | shipbuilding, business | Wikidata |
| organisation | shipbuilding company | Blackwood and Gordon | shipbuilding company | Wikidata | |
| organisation | shipbuilding company | William Hamilton and Company | shipbuilding company | Wikidata | |
| organisation | shipbuilding company | 1826 | Robert Napier and Sons | shipbuilding, engineering activities and related technical consultancy, shipbuilding company | Wikidata |
| organisation | shipbuilding company | 1830 | Robert Duncan and Co. | shipbuilding, shipbuilding company | Wikidata |
| organisation | shipbuilding company | 1851 | John Brown & Company | shipbuilding, enterprise, shipbuilding company, business, machinery industry and plant construction | Wikidata |
| organisation | shipbuilding company | 1860 | Lobnitz | shipbuilding, shipbuilding company | Wikidata |
| organisation | shipbuilding company | 1872 | D. and W. Henderson and Company | shipbuilding, shipbuilding company | Wikidata |
| organisation | shipbuilding company | 1874 | Lithgows | shipbuilding, shipbuilding company | Wikidata |
| organisation | shipbuilding company | 1898 | Napier and Miller | shipbuilding company | Wikidata |
| organisation | shipbuilding company | 1903 | Ferguson Marine Engineering | shipbuilding, shipbuilding company | Wikidata |
| organisation | shipbuilding company | 1999 | BAE Systems Marine | shipbuilding, business, shipbuilding company | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | Drumbowie Farm anti-aircraft battery | anti-aircraft battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Gryffe Wraes Cottage, anti-aircraft site 185m WNW of | anti-aircraft battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | High Mathernock, AA battery 350m WSW and camp 360 SW of | anti-aircraft battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Steel Cottage, anti-aircraft battery 480m NW of | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Stirling Castle, Grand Battery, Kitchen Range | artillery battery, kitchen | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Air raid shelter, Haugh Street, Falkirk | air-raid shelter | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Central Regional Council - Emergency Headquarters | civil defense center | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | East Kilbride Regional War Room | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Falkirk Civil Defence Headquarters | civil defense center, Falkirk Council | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Strathclyde Regional Council - Dumbarton Emergency Headquarters - Garshake | civil defense center, Strathclyde Regional Council | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Strathclyde Regional Council - Dumbarton Emergency Headquarters - Crosslet | civil defense center, Strathclyde Regional Council | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Torrance House Anti-Aircraft Operations Room | Royal Air Force, bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Cadzow Castle | archaeological site, castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Caldwell Tower | tower house | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Castle Semple | castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Cathcart Castle | tower house, ringwork castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Dalzell House | castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Duchray Castle | castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Dumbarton Castle | contour fort, Historic Environment Scotland, castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Lennox Castle | country house, castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Lennox Castle | castle, former hospital | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Mearns Castle | castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Mugdock Castle | castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Stirling Castle | Historic Environment Scotland, tourist attraction, castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | 1180 | Crookston Castle | Historic Environment Scotland, ringwork castle, archaeological site, tower house | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1290 | Kilmahew Castle | Clan Napier, castle | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1896 | Glenlee | preserved watercraft, independent museum, barque, museum ship, tripadvisor | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1916 | HMS Repulse | Renown-class battlecruiser, shipwreck, battlecruiser | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Lennox Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Lennox Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Woodhead House, Lennoxtown | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Lennox Castle Hospital (ruin) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Lennox Castle from the west | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Small bridge in grounds of former Lennox Castle Hospital | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Celtic FC training ground from the air | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Lennox Castle from the north, taken by drone February 2025 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Lennox Castle from the north, taken by drone February 2025 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Lennox Castle from the north, taken by drone April 2025 | Commons | ||








