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Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

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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. [1]

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Barmkin

Barmkin, also spelled barmekin or barnekin, is a Scots word which refers to a form of medieval and later defensive enclosure, typically found around smaller castles, tower houses, pele towers, and bastle houses in Scotland, and the north of England.

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Castle

A castle (from castellum) is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages by predominantly the nobility or royalty and by military orders.

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Corbel

In architecture a corbel is a structural piece of stone, wood or metal jutting from a wall to carry a superincumbent weight, a type of bracket.

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Dovecote

A dovecote or dovecot (Scots: doocot) is a structure intended to house pigeons or doves.

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Dule tree

Dule or dool trees in Britain were used as gallows for public hangings.

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Estuary

An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea.

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Ferguson Marine Engineering

Ferguson Marine Engineering Ltd is a shipyard located in Port Glasgow on the River Clyde in Scotland.

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Finlaystone House

Finlaystone House is a mansion and estate in the Inverclyde council area and historic county of Renfrewshire.

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Firth

Firth is a word in the Scots and English languages used to denote various coastal waters in Scotland and even a strait.

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Firth of Clyde

The Firth of Clyde is an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean off the southwest coast of Scotland, named for the River Clyde which empties into it.

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Historic Scotland

Historic Scotland (Alba Aosmhor) was an executive agency of the Scottish Government from 1991 to 2015, responsible for safeguarding Scotland's built heritage, and promoting its understanding and enjoyment.

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Inverclyde

Inverclyde (Inbhir Chluaidh,, "mouth of the Clyde", Inerclyde) is one of 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland.

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James VI and I

James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death in 1625.

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Kilmacolm

Kilmacolm is a village and civil parish in the Inverclyde council area and the historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland.

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Mansion

A mansion is a large dwelling house.

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Port Glasgow

Port Glasgow (Port Ghlaschu) is the second largest town in the Inverclyde council area of Scotland.

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Renaissance

The Renaissance is a period in European history, covering the span between the 14th and 17th centuries.

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River Clyde

The River Clyde (Abhainn Chluaidh,, Watter o Clyde) is a river that flows into the Firth of Clyde in Scotland.

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Scotland

Scotland (Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

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Scottish baronial architecture

Scottish Baronial architecture (often Scots Baronial and sometimes Baronial style) is a style of architecture with its origins in the sixteenth century.

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Skelmorlie Castle

Skelmorlie Castle stands on the eastern shore of the Firth of Clyde, Scotland, at the north-western corner of the county of Ayrshire.

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Tower house

A tower house is a particular type of stone structure, built for defensive purposes as well as habitation.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newark_Castle,_Port_Glasgow

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