Likely at Castlehill along the roman wall due west of New KP (village). It was also a station on the Glasgow-Dumbarton line. Only one castle in New KP and that would be Mugdock but during this era Mugdock was essentially a ruin and unoccupied until the later part of the 18th century when James Smith built his home amongst the ruins. Craigend Castle which is across the road from Mugdock is actually a mansion house. My kin were the tenants of the farm at Craigend during this era. http://www.nls.uk/maps/counties/index.html Cheers!!! Don Muirhead Port Dover, ON CA -----Original Message----- From: dunbartonshire-genweb-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:dunbartonshire-genweb-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Susan Burton Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 9:56 AM To: dunbartonshire-genweb@rootsweb.com Subject: [DUNB] (no subject) Dear List, My grandmother always told me that her grandmother, Anne BLADES, was born in a castle in Scotland. Indeed censes records bear out that she was born in the Castle farmhouse at New Kilpatrick Parish, Dunbarton in 1827. Death records confirm that her husband, William GRAHAM, died at Castle, New Kilpatrick, Dunbarton in 1869. Ann lived on there after his death and continued to raise her children. Can any one tell me the name of the castle in New Kilpatrick Parish, Dunbarton during this time period? Is it still there? Perhaps there was more than one castle or the city was named Castle. Also thank you for any help you can give on the families of BLADES/GRAHAM above. Susan ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUNBARTONSHIRE-GENWEB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message