Mugdock in the snow

Craigend Pond
Craigend Pond

It stopped raining last weekend! Just so that it could snow. Anyway, it was good to get out for a walk, or more like a slither, round Mugdock Country Park which looked beautiful: gleaming white. The park is home to a 14th century castle and the ruins of two mansions with their associated out-buildings and gardens. From 1949-1955 it also had a zoo, with lions and an elephant, but thankfully there is now no trace of that.

Walled Garden
Walled Garden
Visitor Centre (Craigend Stables)
Visitor Centre (Craigend Stables)
Craigend Field
Craigend Field
Craigend Castle
Craigend Castle
Mugdock Castle
Mugdock Castle
John
John
Garden at Mugdock Castle
Garden at Mugdock Castle
Garden and Georgian summerhouse
Garden and Georgian summerhouse
Mugdock Castle and remains of Victorian mansion
Mugdock Castle and remains of Victorian mansion
Archers
Archers

Linked to Jo’s Monday Walks and Jude’s Winter Gardens Challenge. Both well worth a look!

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  1. How could I have lived in Milngavie and not visited the castle, which was owned by the Grahams, I believe, who married into our family? Too busy with teaching and having a baby, perhaps…

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