2007

NT5482 : Fenton Tower

taken 19 years ago, near to Kingston, East Lothian, Scotland

This is 1 of 10 images, with title Fenton Tower in this square
Fenton Tower
Fenton Tower
Tower house built circa 1575 by Patrick Whytelaw, son of Lord Ruthven. In 1591, King James VI of Scotland took refuge at Fenton Tower. In 1631, the Tower passed to Sir John Maxwell of Innerwick, who became Earl of Dirleton in 1646. However in 1650, Oliver Cromwell invaded Scotland and sacked Fenton Tower along with the nearby Dirleton Castle. Fenton Tower remained a ruin until its meticulous restoration in 1998.

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Category: Tower house
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Fenton Tower [12] · Ruin [4] · Tower House [4] Title Clusters: · Fenton Tower [10] ·
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NT5482, 53 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Lisa Jarvis   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 7 March, 2007   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 15 March, 2007
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 543 821 [100m precision]
WGS84: 56:1.7766N 2:44.0541W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 542 820
View Direction
East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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