Lennox Castle, 19th century castle in Lennoxtown, Scotland.
Lennox Castle is a red sandstone mansion in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, featuring four corner pavilions, a five-storey tower, and round-headed windows with carved drip mouldings. The building now stands empty and partially derelict, though its outer walls and roofline remain largely intact.
Architect David Hamilton designed the castle between 1837 and 1841 for John Lennox Kincaid, replacing an earlier house on the same site. It operated as a psychiatric hospital from 1936 until 2002, when it closed after patients were moved to smaller community settings.
For several decades, the castle served as a hospital for people with learning disabilities, drawing patients from across Britain. Today the buildings stand empty, and visitors can walk the grounds and take in the scale of what was once a large residential community.
The castle sits north of Glasgow and can be reached by road, though part of the grounds is now used by Celtic Football Club's training facilities. Since the building is abandoned and in poor condition, it is worth checking in advance which areas are open to the public.
During World War II, a maternity unit was added to the hospital grounds to cope with wartime demand. The Scottish singer Lulu, known for the song "Shout", was born in that unit.
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