Haggs Castle

Haggs Castle is a 16th-century tower house located in the Pollokshields neighborhood of Glasgow, Scotland. It was built in 1585 by Sir John Maxwell of Pollok and his wife Margaret Conyngham (Cunningham) as a replacement for their former residence, the Laigh Castle. Haggs Castle served as a jointure house, or dower house, for the lord’s widow. In 1753, it was abandoned as a residence and replaced with Pollok House. In the 19th century, the castle underwent consolidation and restoration. It was later used as military quarters and converted into flats. In 1972, the Glasgow Corporation bought the castle and turned it into the Museum of Childhood, which closed in 1998. The castle has since returned to being a private dwelling. It is an altered L-plan tower with four stories and features carved decoration, such as cable-moulded string courses and moulded corbels. In the 19th century, the upper parts of the walls were rebuilt with larger dormer windows, and a new entrance, stair, and wing were added.