The site has been empty for more than 20 years.20:00, 05 Jul 2026Scotland is home to countless abandoned or ruined castles and other notable buildings, and each one has their own unique history and story to tell. However, few places in the country have a past that is as infamous and dark as that of Lennox Castle in East Dunbartonshire.‌The abandoned castle is situated just outside of the town of Lennoxtown, approximately 12 miles from Glasgow. It was constructed between the years of 1837 and 1841 by legendary Scottish architect David Hamilton for John Lennox Kincaid, but would later act as a military hospital during World War One and be sold to the Glasgow Corporation.‌Following the end of the First World War, Lennox Castle was chosen to be the site of a new psychiatric hospital. The site