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Polnoon Castle
Eaglesham, East Renfrewshire, Scotland
UK grid reference NS58505132
Polnoon Castle mound
Polnoon Castle is located in Scotland
Polnoon Castle
Polnoon Castle
Coordinates55°44′05″N 4°15′18″W / 55.7346°N 4.2551°W / 55.7346; -4.2551
TypeTower
Site information
OwnerPolnoon Farm
Controlled byMontgomery clan
Open to
the public
Private
ConditionSignificant rubble remains
Site history
Built14th century
Built bySir John Montgomery
In useUntil 17th century[1]
Materialsstone

Polnoon Castle was a 14th-century fortification located on a motte beside the Polnoon Water in Millhall, in the Parish of Eaglesham, East Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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