"...where Kelvin falls into Clyde, is the house of Pertique, a well-built and convenient house, well planted with barren timber and large gardens, which are enclosed with stone walls, and which formerly belonged to George Hutcheson in Glasgow, but now to John Crawford of Myltoun."〔Hamilton, William (1710) ''Description of the Sherrifdoms of Lanark & Renfrew''〕

The account of the house given to me by a person who had often been in it when it was inhabited, was, that the under flat was partially sunk & vaulted. The second flat was entered by a few steps up, and had a stone floor laid on the arches. There were several apartments in this flat, which formed a sort of hostelry. The top flat had a deal floor and consisted of a large hall which was used for public gatherings, balls, and dancing parties, and over this flat were attics, which were used as bedrooms and for holding lumber. There was a well outside the house. The main entrance door was covered with large-headed nails, so also was a two-leafed door which formed the outer entrance to the grounds. The grounds being surrounded by a stone wall.〔Napier, James (1873) ''Notes And Reminiscences Relating To Partick'' p33〕

Lo, Partick Castle, drear and lone,

Stands like a silent looker-on,

Where Clyde and Kelvin meet;

The long rank grass waves o’er its walls;

No sound is heard within its halls,

Save noise of distant waterfalls,

Where children lavo their feet."〔Alison, Robert (1892) The Anecdotage of Glasgow〕