Robert Croc

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Sir Robert Croc (often incorrectly referred to as Sir Robert de Croc[1]) was an Anglo-Norman[1] Knight and landowner of Scotland in the High Middle Ages. He was gifted the Levern valley in Scotland by King David I of Scotland in 1170.

Crookston, Glasgow takes its name from Robert Croc.[1] Crookston Castle is surrounded by a defensive ring-ditch that dates back to the 12th century when Croc, built a timber and earth castle. Remains of a chapel founded by de Croc in 1180 have been uncovered.[2]

Croc is known to have assigned the patronage of Neilston to the monks of St Mirren's in 1163, on condition that masses should be regularly said for the benefit of his soul.[3]

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  1. ^ a b c Barrow, G.W.S. (2003). The Kingdom of the Scots: Government, Church and Society from the Eleventh to the Fourteenth Century. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-0748618033. 
  2. ^ NMRS Site Reference NS56SW 4
  3. ^ McDonald, Hugh (1910). Rambles Round Glasgow. John Smith & Son, 197. 
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