Buchanan Castle Stirlingshire

Images are sourced within 2km of 56.067457/-4.4770342 or Grid Reference NS4588. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Creityhall Road leaving Milton of Buchanan

Looking north-eastward. This section of road is used by the West Highland Way Path.

Peter Wood

Creityhall Road (track) approaching Creityhall

Looking north-eastward. This section of track is used by the West Highland Way Path.

Peter Wood

Old milestone

This shows the left side of the red sandstone milestone in the wall opposite the Buchanan Arms in Drymen. A very worn 22 can just be made out which is the mileage to Stirling. It is marked on the 1776 Taylor & Skinner map 1776 and is on the route of the Old Military Road built by Major William Caufeild 1765-97

Chris Minto

Old milestone

This shows the right face of the red sandstone milestone in the wall opposite the Buchanan Arms in Drymen. A faint 12 can be made out which is the distance to Dumbarton. There is a similar stone on the A811 in West Dunbartonshire at NS 4148 8525.

Chris Minto

Drymen Bridge over Endrick Water

John Ferguson

Drymen

View south towards the Balmaha turning where there is a big variable message sign with a couple of the usual parkspeak hectoring messages referring to parking responsibly and generally not trashing the place.

Richard Webb

Cafe, Drymen

Once a bike shop.

Richard Webb

Birchwood, Doghouse Glen

Richard Webb

The Village Hub, Drymen

Village shop selling local produce and zero-waste products

Eirian Evans

A row of terraced cottages

Between Drymen and Milton of Buchanan

Eirian Evans

The Winnock Hotel, Drymen

Eirian Evans

Truss Bridge over River Endrick

Metal truss bridge over the River Endrick. September 2022 gates were open and bridge looked safe for pedestrians. Part of the South Drive of the Buchanan Estate. Private bridge built by Duke of Montrose, shown on OS Map Stirlingshire Sheet XX. Survey Date 1861. Adjacent to and north of Woodend Lodge which appears in the background.

Pete Marrison

Track giving access to Coldrach

Looking north-westward.

Peter Wood

Drymen Parish Church and part of its Burial Ground

Viewed from the north.

Peter Wood

Road (B837) approaching Buchanan Smithy

Looking south-eastward.

Peter Wood

Road (B837) enclosed by woodland near to Whinnydram

Looking north-westward.

Peter Wood

Early 20th Century Water Tank

Brick built water tank. Approximately 3 metres x 2 metres x 1 metre high. It is no longer in use and overgrown with vegetation. The construction and associated broken metal pipework indicate that it was probably built in the 1920s. The foundation of the south wall appears to have been built on top of the remains of the north wall of the earlier St. Ronan's Well. It is situated approximately one metre north of the boundary fence which surrounds Mains Farm's grass fields.

Pete Marrison

St Ronan's Well

These are the remnants of St Ronan's Well. A depression approximately 700mm in dia and 200mm deep. It is filled with mud, leaves and discarded pieces of masonry. It is adjacent to and south of, the brick built water tank which apparently replaced the original well. Were it not for presence of the water tank, the position of St Ronan's well would be almost impossible to locate. It is located beneath the existing barbed wire fence. St Ronan would be disappointed.

Pete Marrison

Buchanan Castle is located at Grid Ref: NS4588 (Lat: 56.067457, Lng: -4.4770342)