Craigend Castle
Craigend Castle is a ruined country house, located to the north of Milngavie, in East Dunbartonshire, central Scotland.
Dumbarton (/dʌmˈbɑrtən/; from Scottish Gaelic Dùn Breatann or Dùn Breatainn, meaning "fort of the Britons" pronounced [t̪umˈpɾʲɛʰt̪ɪɲ]) is a town and burgh which is the administrative centre of the council area of West Dunbartonshire, and formerly of the historic county of Dunbartonshire, in the West-Central Lowlands of Scotland. The town lies on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. As of 2006, the town had an estimated population of 19,990 and forms a conurbation with Alexandria, Bonhill and Renton with a combined estimated population of 44,690.
Population: 19,878
Latitude: 55° 56' 39.59" N
Longitude: -4° 34' 14.20" W
Craigend Castle is a ruined country house, located to the north of Milngavie, in East Dunbartonshire, central Scotland.
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