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The earliest parts of the Medieval tower house date from the 14th century. It is... (more)

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The earliest parts of the Medieval tower house date from the 14th century. It is... (more)

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Looking along the track to the Medieval tower house, the earliest parts of which... (more)

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The track leads from the cattle grid at the end of High Street to the Medieval... (more)

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Three people (probably from or contracted to Historic Environment Scotland) who... (more)

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Seen from its western side, it is far more obvious that the building has... (more)

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Seen from the southeast.

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The van outside Clackmannan Tower has come to collect some sections of Heras... (more)

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The track was being used to transport equipment up to the tower for assessing... (more)

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Lamington Tower was a medieval tower house, probably built in the late sixteenth... (more)

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

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For several earlier photos of the castle, giving views from different angles,... (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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Two 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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The upper storey of this 16th century tower house was reconstructed in the 17th... (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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From this point the three tower houses in Langshaw village are clearly visible:... (more)

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A tower house owned by the Earls of Mar. Once it was attached to a big house but... (more)

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A large tower house in Annandale, partly dating from the fifteenth century.

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This tower house was built in the early 16th century. It was associated with The... (more)

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

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

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

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Built probably towards the end of the 16th century, or a bit later, but in the... (more)

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Dr John Sharpe, an 18th-century Vicar of Hartburn, built the crenellated Tower... (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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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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