Abbot's Tower
Abbot's Tower | |
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Near New Abbey, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland UK grid reference NX972666 | |
Abbot's Tower in 2008 | |
Abbot's Tower | |
Coordinates | 54°59′02″N 3°36′21″W / 54.98376°N 3.605837°W |
Type | L-Plan Tower house |
Site information | |
Owner | Private |
Open to the public | No |
Condition | Restored |
Site history | |
Built | Around 1580 |
In use | until c.1627; reoccupied in 1990s |
Materials | Stone |
Abbot's Tower is a late-16th-century tower house situated near New Abbey, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It was restored in the early 1990s and is now used as a private residence.
References
- Coventry, Martin (2001) The Castles of Scotland, 3rd Ed. Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN 1-899874-26-7
- Maxwell-Irving, A. M. T. (2000) The Border Towers of Scotland, Creedon Publications ISBN 1-899316-31-0
External links
Photograph of the tower before restoration at scran.ac.uk