Mearns Castle

Mearns Castle is a 15th-century tower house in Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire, south of Glasgow, Scotland. It is a Category A listed building. The castle has been restored and is now part of the Maxwell Mearns Castle Church. It also gives its name to nearby Mearns Castle High School.

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Mearns Castle, Waterfoot Road, Newton Mearns
castle, United Kingdom, 

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Mearns Castle & Maxwell Mearns Church

Mearns Castle

Mearns Castle tower and Maxwell Mearns Castle Church, East Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mearns Castle tower corbels, East Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mearns Castle tower, East Renfrewshire, Scotland

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
site	castle		Barony and Castle of Kilbirnie	castle, tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Barr Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Cadzow Castle	castle, archaeological site	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		Dumbarton Castle	castle, contour fort	Wikidata
site	castle		Dundonald Castle	castle, contour fort, level terrain fort	Wikidata
site	castle		Lennox Castle	castle, country house	Wikidata
site	castle		Lennox Castle	castle, former hospital	Wikidata
site	castle		Mearns Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Mugdock Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Seagate Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Sorn Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Strathaven Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1180	Crookston Castle	tower house, archaeological site, ringwork castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1350	Dean Castle	castle, military museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1500	Craignethan Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	museum		Auld Kirk Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Burns House Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Celtic Park - The Visitor Experience	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Chatelherault Hunting Lodge and Ornamental Gardens, Chatelherault Country Park	historic house museum, visitor center, lodge	Wikidata
site	museum		Dalgarven Mill Museum of Country Life and Costume	museum, independent museum, fashion museum	Wikidata
site	museum		David Livingstone Centre	museum, building	Wikidata
site	museum		Glasgow Museums Resource Centre	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Glenlee	barque, museum ship, independent museum, preserved watercraft	Wikidata
site	museum		National Piping Centre	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre	museum, archive, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Pollok House	art museum, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Royal Highland Fusiliers Museum	regimental museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Scottish Maritime Museum	maritime museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Scottish Maritime Museum, Dumbarton	maritime museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Sma' Shot Cottages	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Stewarton Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Tenement House	house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1471	Provand's Lordship	historic house museum, former hospital	Wikidata
site	museum	1807	Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery	art museum, university museum, natural history museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1898	People's Palace	museum, greenhouse, tourist attraction, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1901	Dick Institute	museum, public library, art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1901	Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum	local authority museum, art museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1906	Scotland Street School Museum	museum, school building, education museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1928	Regimental Museum of The Cameronians	regimental museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1949	National Museum of Rural Life	national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1955	Weaver's Cottage, Kilbarchan	museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1962	Lillie Art Gallery	art museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1962	Wellwood Burns Centre and Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1965	Lochgoin Covenanters Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1967	Low Parks Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Colzium Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1980	Clydebank Museum	maritime museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1982	Calderglen Zoo	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1983	Burrell Collection	art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1988	Springburn Museum	virtual museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Sharmanka Kinetic Gallery	museum, theatre company	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1994	Dundonald Castle Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1994	Scottish Football Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1995	Kilwinning Heritage Centre	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1998	Cumbernauld Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1999	The Lighthouse	art museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2001	Barr Castle Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2001	Glasgow Science Centre	skyscraper, museum, science museum, science center	Wikidata
site	museum	2002	Glasgow Police Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2003	Bridgeton Bus Garage	museum, bus garage	Wikidata
site	museum	2003	Paisley Thread Mill Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2008	Johnstone Community Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2011	Riverside Museum	transport museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2012	Greenock Fire Museum And Heritage Centre	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2021	Glasgow Central Station Museum	museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Mearns Castle & Maxwell Mearns Church		Commons
commons	image		Mearns Castle		Commons
commons	image		Mearns Castle tower and Maxwell Mearns Castle Church, East Renfrewshire, Scotland		Commons
commons	image		Mearns Castle tower corbels, East Renfrewshire, Scotland		Commons
commons	image		Mearns Castle tower, East Renfrewshire, Scotland		Commons