This is a list of castles in West Dunbartonshire.
Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes | Picture |
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Dumbarton Castle | Garrison fortress | 17th-18th century | Dumbarton NS398744 |
The site was the centre of the Kingdom of Strathclyde. Scheduled monument.[1] Open to public.[2] | |||
Dunglass Castle | 15th century | Bowling NS436734 |
Partially demolished for building stone 1735. Later house remains on the site.[3] | ||||
Balloch Castle | Castellated house | 1809 | Balloch NS390830 |
Ruins of the original medieval castle still remain.[4] | |||
Inchmurrin Castle | 14th century | Inchmurrin NS 3730 8630 |
Built by the Earls of Lennox.[5] | ||||
Boturich Castle | Castellated house | 1835 | By Loch Lomond NS 3875 8456 |
Built on the ruins of an older castle.[6] | |||
Tullichewan Castle | Castellated house | 19th century | Tullichewan NS 3815 8112 |
Demolished | |||
Kilmaronock Castle | Tower house | 15th century | Gartocharn NS 4550 8771 |
The remains of a tower house of the late 15th or early 16th century, Kilmaronock was the property of the Earl of Glencairn in 1695.[7] |