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Magnificent tower house, featuring three bartizans. A substantial yett protects... (more)

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Ground floor doorway into the tower. This was used as a storage area, the... (more)

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A tower house at Gordon, built in 1581. Tower houses like this were the... (more)

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Mahee (also known as “Nendrum”) castle is a tower house built in 1570. It... (more)

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Tow round bartizans and a rather unusual square open bartizan on Coxton Tower. A... (more)

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Close up detail of this substantial iron yett. This yett together with the fact... (more)

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This substantial iron yett, together with the fact that the roof of the tower... (more)

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Interior of the north-west bartizan on the third floor of Coxton Tower. The... (more)

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The third floor of Coxton Tower features an arch pointed vaulted ceiling, the... (more)

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Second-floor view of Coxton Tower. The panel in the roof was so that a ladder... (more)

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View of the main hall on the first floor of Coxton Tower. The panel in the roof... (more)

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The main hall on the first floor of Coxton Tower. The entrance door which is... (more)

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We did not see anyone around to ask about this ruin but it looks like the... (more)

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See Alastair Seagrott's picture from 2005 NT5971 : Stoneypath Tower. The tower is a late... (more)

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For several earlier photos of the castle, giving views from different angles,... (more)

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The remains of a medieval tower house [ca 16thC] adjacent to the farm - little... (more)

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Unusual bartizan, being square and open. In this view the shot holes in the... (more)

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The armorial panel above the window in the first-floor hall of Coxton Tower... (more)

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The upper storey of this 16th century tower house was reconstructed in the 17th... (more)

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Angle Castle was built in the 14th century to provide secure accommodation for a... (more)

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This is the best preserved aspect of this imposing tower house.

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Crossraguel Abbey, a Cluniac monastery of the Benedictine order, was founded... (more)

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View from the east. The tower was built between about 1435 and 1450 by the Schaw... (more)

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A zoom shot from the road (the tower is on the left). The mediaeval tower house... (more)

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From this point the three tower houses in Langshaw village are clearly visible:... (more)

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A medieval tower house, also known as the Black Castle of Barcaldine. During the... (more)

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The remains of a medieval tower house [ca 16thC] adjacent to the farm.

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The remains of a medieval tower house [ca 16thC] adjacent to the farm.

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This 16th century L-plan tower house, located at Langshaw, was restored in the... (more)

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Above the entrance door is this armorial panel dated 1644.... (more)

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The ruins of this early 17th century tower house is situated on a ridge in the... (more)

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The tower house dates from around 1500 and is Grade-I listed (ref. 1234461):... (more)

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The O'Gradys were the principal ecclesiastical family in Ireland in the... (more)

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Ruined 16th century hilltop tower house which has been owned by Seton and Pringles lairds.

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This stair turret with its conical cap, an unusual feature in a suburban... (more)

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Glimpse of a historic Borders tower house, a peel tower and seat of the Irvings,... (more)

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A low burst of July evening sunshine has highlighted Smailholm Tower with its... (more)

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A tower or castle was first recorded at Halton in 1382. The tower is four... (more)

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Information plaque at Stoneypath, giving details of the tower's restoration... (more)

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The 15th century Orchardton Tower with Screel Hill in the background.

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The tower was built in 1581 for local landowner James Seton and his wife Janet... (more)

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According to the Buildings of Scotland (Pevsner) guide, this was once a bank and... (more)

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An information board and a welcoming sign for visitors to the ruins of this 16th... (more)

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The fantastic tower houses and boathouse forming the east entrance to the... (more)

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A tower house built in the 1400s and originally the home of the Pringle family.... (more)

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A tower house built in the 1400s and originally the home of the Pringle family.... (more)

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A tower house built in the 1400s and originally the home of the Pringle family.... (more)

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The original tower house dates back to the 16th century. Lower extensions were... (more)

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Here stand what remains of Burnchurch Castle, built in the 15th or 16th... (more)

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The ruins of Burradon Tower sit within a small wooded area adjacent to the farm... (more)

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