Crookston Castle: Glasgow’s Medieval Castle With a 3,000-Year Secret

Crookston Castle in Glasgow is usually described as the city’s only surviving medieval castle. But recent survey work has revealed something far older beneath the hill: traces of prehistoric roundhouses, a possible palisaded enclosure, and evidence that people were living here thousands of years before Glasgow existed. This film follows the story of Crookston Castle from prehistoric settlement to medieval stronghold, from Robert de Croc and the Stewarts of Darnley to Mary Queen of Scots, Lord Darnley, King James IV, and the Clydeside Blitz. 0:00 The Castle Was the Least of It 0:39 Why People Kept Choosing This Hill 1:39 The First Builders in Timber 2:16 Robert the Croc Names the Land 3:04 The Stewarts Build in Stone 4:04 1489: A King Drags a Cannon West 5:23 Besieged for an Infant Queen 6:17 Darnley, Mary and the Yew Tree 8:01 From Ruin to the National Trust 9:06 Watching for Bombers in the Blitz 9:57 Why This Hill? For viewers interested in Scottish castles, Glasgow history, hidden archaeology, and drone videos in Scotland, this is one of the city’s most overlooked historic sites #CrookstonCastle #GlasgowHistory #ScottishHistory #DroneVideosScotland #ScotlandDroneFootage #MaryQueenOfScots #MedievalScotland #ScottishCastles #Glasgow #OrbitalFlyers