2005

NO1916 : Abernethy Tower

taken 18 years ago, near to Abernethy, Perth And Kinross, Scotland

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Abernethy Tower
Abernethy Tower
This tower and the similar tower at Brechin are the only two round towers of the Irish Celtic type in Scotland. The Romanesque belfry windows suggest that this tower was built in the later 11th century. Long before this Abernethy was important as a principal seat of the Pictish kingdom and the seat of a Celtic bishopric. It was at Abernethy in 1072 that William the Conqueror met King Malcolm Canmore.

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Category: Tower
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Round Towers in Scotland [8] · Tower was Built [6] · 11th Century [2] · Celtic [2] ·
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NO1916, 36 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Lis Burke   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 20 November, 2005   (more nearby)
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Sunday, 20 November, 2005
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NO 190 164 [100m precision]
WGS84: 56:19.9810N 3:18.6980W
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Image classification(about): Geograph (First for NO1916) · First in 5 Years (TPoint) (about)
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