Drumsagard Castle, near

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, Scotland, was a motte and bailey castle which was then built of stone. The castle was the caput of the barony of Drumsagard. Drumsagard was held in the 13th century by the Oliphant family, before it passed by marriage to the de Moravia family. It passed to the

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in 1362 by the marriage of Archibald Douglas, Earl of Douglas to Johanna, daughter of Thomas Moray of Bothwell. The

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were granted the lands in 1452. Drumsagard was ruinous by 1796, and the stone used to build the nearby Hallside Farms.Buildings of Scotland: Glasgow
(page 504), Elizabeth Williamson, Anne Riches, Malcolm Higgs, 1990, An eponymous housing development now surrounds the site of the castle.

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*Coventry, Martin. (2008) Castles of the Clans: the strongholds and seats of 750 Scottish families and clans. Musselburgh. Castles in South Lanarkshire Motte-and-bailey castles Clan Murray De Moravia family Buildings and structures in Cambuslang {{Scotland-castle-stub