Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Newark Castle is a well-preserved castle sited on the south shore of the estuary of the River Clyde in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, Scotland, where the firth gradually narrows from the Firth of Clyde and navigation upriver is made difficult by shifting sandbanks. For centuries this location was used to offload seagoing ships, and led to the growth of Port Glasgow close to the castle on either side and to the south. When dredging techniques made the Clyde navigable as far as Glasgow the port became a shipbuilding centre, and the castle was surrounded by shipyards. Ferguson Shipbuilders, the last shipyard on the lower Clyde, stands close to the west of the castle, but the shipyards to the east were removed around the 1980s and new landscaped areas formed to the east of Newark Castle, opening up scenic views of the castle and across the Clyde from a new bypass road.

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Website:https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/newark-castle/

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

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Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 1

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

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Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 2

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

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Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

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Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

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Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 4

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

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Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 5

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

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Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

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Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

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Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

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Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

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Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 8

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

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Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 9

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

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Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 10

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

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Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 11

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Original gatehouse, tower house and corner tower. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 12
Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Original gatehouse, tower house and corner tower. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 12

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Tower house. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 13
Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Tower house. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 13

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Tower house. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 14
Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Tower house. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 14

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

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Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

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Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Gatehouse. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 16
Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Gatehouse. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 16

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

The barrel vaulted gatehouse entrance leads by a path to the main entrance. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 17
Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

The barrel vaulted gatehouse entrance leads by a path to the main entrance. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 17

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Gatehouse and shipyard. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 18
Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Gatehouse and shipyard. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 18

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Entrance. Gatehouse. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 19
Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Entrance. Gatehouse. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 19

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Entrance. Gatehouse. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 20
Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Entrance. Gatehouse. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 20

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

After entering through the gatehouse the new entrance was on the far side of the enclosed area in the re-entrant angle between the two new blocks. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 21
Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

After entering through the gatehouse the new entrance was on the far side of the enclosed area in the re-entrant angle between the two new blocks. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 21

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Above the elaborately carved doorway is a substantial pediment carved with the date 1597, the intertwined initials of Patrick Maxwell and his wife Margaret Crawford, and the phrase “The blissingis of God be herein” (La dicha de Dios esté aquí). Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 22
Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Above the elaborately carved doorway is a substantial pediment carved with the date 1597, the intertwined initials of Patrick Maxwell and his wife Margaret Crawford, and the phrase “The blissingis of God be herein” (La dicha de Dios esté aquí). Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 22

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

The ground floor is vaulted and was used for storage. Niches in the walls for wooden beams show that the vaults were split into two levels. The east wall is pierced by arrow slits while on the west wall are two widely-splayed window openings, possibly later additions. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 23
Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

The ground floor is vaulted and was used for storage. Niches in the walls for wooden beams show that the vaults were split into two levels. The east wall is pierced by arrow slits while on the west wall are two widely-splayed window openings, possibly later additions. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 23

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

To the right is a short corridor leading past a bakehouse to the basement of the tower house, while around the corner to the left is a longer vaulted corridor running the full length of the new main block.Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 24
Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

To the right is a short corridor leading past a bakehouse to the basement of the tower house, while around the corner to the left is a longer vaulted corridor running the full length of the new main block.Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 24

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Accessed from this corridor are two vaulted store rooms, the east one with a service stair up to the first floor, and a vaulted kitchen to the west with serving hatch. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 25
Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Accessed from this corridor are two vaulted store rooms, the east one with a service stair up to the first floor, and a vaulted kitchen to the west with serving hatch. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 25

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Great Hall. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 26
Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Great Hall. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 26

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 27
Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 27

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Carved stone with Scots inscription declaring that Patrick Maxwell built this. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 28
Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Carved stone with Scots inscription declaring that Patrick Maxwell built this. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 28

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

In the east wing, above the bakehouse, is a bedroom which remarkably still retains it’s original wooden panelling within which was a fold-out bed. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 29
Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

In the east wing, above the bakehouse, is a bedroom which remarkably still retains it’s original wooden panelling within which was a fold-out bed. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 29

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Projecting outside from the north wall of the Great Hall is a spiral staircase giving access to the second floor which is dominated by a gallery running the full length of the block. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 30
Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Projecting outside from the north wall of the Great Hall is a spiral staircase giving access to the second floor which is dominated by a gallery running the full length of the block. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 30

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

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Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

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Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Corner tower. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 32
Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Corner tower. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 32

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Doocot. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 33
Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Doocot. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 33

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Doocot. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 34
Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Doocot. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 34

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Doocot. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 35
Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Doocot. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 35

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Newark Castle Port Glasgow Firth of Clyde from PS Waverley. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 36
Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Newark Castle Port Glasgow Firth of Clyde from PS Waverley. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 36

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Newark Castle. 15th-Century Castle on the south bank of the River Clyde at Port Glasgow. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 37
Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Newark Castle. 15th-Century Castle on the south bank of the River Clyde at Port Glasgow. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 37

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Newark Castle. 15th-Century Castle on the south bank of the River Clyde at Port Glasgow. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 38
Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Newark Castle. 15th-Century Castle on the south bank of the River Clyde at Port Glasgow. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 38

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Aerial view. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 39
Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Aerial view. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 39

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Aerial view. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 40
Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Aerial view. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 40

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Aerial view. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 41
Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Aerial view. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 41

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Aerial view. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 42
Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Aerial view. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 42

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow
Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow
Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

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