Museum Represents a museum WC Yes EventsForChildren No Place The town or city Milngavie HearingLoop No IsIncludedThisYear No DisabledAccess No Activities <p>?No disabled access at the castle itself.</p><p>?</p> OpeningTime1 10 am to 4 pm ArchitectName Pollock Hammond OpeningDate1 12/9/2015 IsNewThisYear No ID Google Panorama ID 10704 Refreshments No Street The street address Mugdock Country Park AddressLine2 Craigallan Road Postcode G62 8EL Parking Yes DisabledWC No LimitedAccess No NotAccessible No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mugdock Castle Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived eastdunbartonshire Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1336 Type The nature or genre of the resource Museum Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,55.97216,-4.329986; Description An account of the resource <p>Mugdock's mediaeval castle is first mentioned in 1372 and was a Graham stronghold; the most notable person who lived there was James Graham 'the Marquis of Montrose' and Lieutenant General to King Charles I.<br />The 14th century castle sits on a volcanic ridge on the edge of Mugdock Loch. Although mostly a consolidated ruin, the castle's South West Tower has been rebuilt and interior has been fully interpreted celebrating the early to mid 1600's.</p><p>Visitors entered through a portcullis gate. Inside were a courtyard, jail and courthouse with accommodation for residents and visiting nobility. A great hall was added sometime during the 15th century. It was gifted to Central Regional Council in the 1980s.</p> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1312