Leven, the name of an old ruined castle and also of a modern mansion, the two standing close to one another, in Innerkip parish, Renfrewshire, on the sea-shore 2 miles SW of Kempock Point, in Gourock. The castle comprises two quadrangular towers about 30 feet high, and with very thick walls. Till 1547 it belonged to a branch of the Mortons, but at that date it passed into the hands of the Sempills, and is now the property of the Shaw-Stewarts.
Note: This text has been made available using a process of scanning and
optical character recognition. Despite manual checking, some typographical
errors may remain. Please remember this description dates from
the 1880s; names may have changed, administrative divisions will certainly be
different and there are known to be occasional errors of fact in the original
text, which we have not corrected because we wish to maintain its integrity.
This information is provided subject to our standard disclaimer