Tour Scotland short 4K Summer travel video clip of a Scotsman wearing a kilt and sporran and walking by a castle on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to the South West district of Pollok, Glasgow, Britain, United Kingdom. The lands of Crookston were bought by Sir Alan Stewart in 1330, and passed to Sir John Stewart of Darnley, in 1361. The Darnley Stewarts replaced the early castle with the present stone structure around 1400. In 1489 the Stewart Earl of Lennox rebelled against King James IV. James responded by bringing the cannon Mons Meg from Edinburgh, and bombarding the castle, virtually destroying its western end, and ensuring a quick surrender. In 1544 the castle was besieged and taken by the Earl of Arran and Cardinal Beaton, while the then Earl of Lennox was defending Glasgow Castle. At this time, Crookston was regarded as the principal house of the earls of Lennox. Most famous of the Darnley Stewarts was Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, who was second husband to Mary Queen of Scots. It may have been at Crookston that the couple were betrothed under a yew tree. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. Summer in Scotland officially runs from June through August
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