Today’s Kirkintilloch Herald has some encouraging news about the Lennox Family Vault and Waiting Room at the Old Parish Church in the Clachan of Campsie. Also hopefully the designation of Lennox Castle as “critical” will provide the owners the opportunity to go ahead and restore Lennox Castle, assuming the new designation will have some economic advantages to the owners. We have copied the story below. Not sure how the headline will come through to the Kincaid List. Don W. Lennox Castle, Lenzie hospital and historic church ‘at risk’ A SERIES of celebrated buildings could face ruin if urgent action isn’t taken in East Dunbartonshire. That’s the warning from Historic Scotland, with around 16 local properties of significant historic interest put on the Buildings at Risk Register. Categories of risk range from ‘critical’ to ‘minimal’ and top of the list is Lennox Castle, in Lennoxtown. The A-listed building was gutted by fire in 2008. It’s condition has been classed as ‘critical’ in the report. The owners have proposed to restore the facade and convert the structure into 32 residential flats. Classed as a ‘high risk’ are Cawder House Stables, owned by Cawder Golf Club, the administration block and clock tower at the former Woodilee Hospital in Lenzie, and the council-owned Lennox Family Vault and Waiting Room at the Old Parish Church in Clachan of Campsie. It’s hoped that the Clachan of Campsie property will shortly be taken off the list as the council has given the green-light for repair and restoration work. The other two properties, however, are in private ownership and the council has pledged to take action should they be left to crumble further by the golf club and Woodilee housing developers.