Almond Castle 33, near Whitecross, West Lothian Hoodie

Almond Castle, formerly known as Haining Castle, is a ruined 15th century tower to which additions were made in the 16th century. The earliest recorded reference to the then Haining Castle is from 1425, when it was owned by the Crawfords of Haining. It is likely that it was built some time not much earlier by a Crawford, perhaps William de Crawfurde de Manuel, who owned the surrounding barony of Manuel of which Haining Castle was the principal seat. William de Crawfurde de Manuel appears in written records as early as 1417. Originally built on an L-plan, the main block is rectangular aligned approximately east to west, with a smaller wing projecting from the east end of the north wall. Both have walls around 2.1m thick at ground level, a...