North Wing, Hagg's Castle, 100 St Andrew's Drive, Pollokshields, Glasgow

L-plan tower house still building in 1587, but dated

1585, seat of Maxwells until 1595; abandoned 1753 and

restored in 1850s, presumably by John Baird II, as

factor's house; enlarged wide stair turret, with

entrance, near centre on principal front, with conical-

roofed bartizan, probably circa 1890; low N wing said to

be 1899-1900. Divided into flats in 1940s, converted

1972-6 to present use as children's museum. 3 storeys

with attics; rubble-built, ashlar dressings with

distinctive use of cable mouldings, crow-stepped gables,

slate roofs. Jamb (at W end of S front) mainly rebuilt

by Baird, originally with generously proportioned stair

leading to principal floor, original door in re-

entrant angle with elaborate ornament over; projecting

stair turret on W flank rises above ground floor; one

distinctive tall wall head dormer is original; stacks

include massive E gable stack over kitchen fireplace.

Sash windows. Interior mainly 19th century, reproducing

details of external ornament; one elaborate, original

chimneypiece. Low OUTBUILDING to W mainly late 18th/19th

century, incorporating dormer head from Castle.