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Media in category "Tower houses in the Scottish Borders" The following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. 7 bedroom detached house for sale. Tower Houses in the Scottish Borders.

How many Tower Houses were there in the Scottish Borders? Peel Towers or Pele Towers. According to SCA member Alastair Maxwell-Irving we can never know for certain. £220,000 . The Scottish Borders has some of the richest and most dramatic history in the whole of Scotland. This historic, 16th century … Immerse yourself in the literature of Walter Scott and James Hogg and trace your own family connections to the area. Peel towers (also spelt pele) are small fortified keeps or tower houses, built along the English and Scottish borders in the Scottish Marches and North of England, intended as watch towers where signal fires could be lit by the garrison to warn of approaching danger. “Dolfintoun”, for example, was a known tower-house. Craigcrook Castle, Edinburgh. 5. Penchrise Peel, Stobs, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders. See 51 results for Scottish tower houses for sale at the best prices, with the cheapest property starting from £65,000. The remains of such structures are dotted around the Irish and Scottish countryside, with a particular concentration in the Scottish Borders where they include peel towers …

Dating from 1902, Glenborrodale Castle is a five storey, 16 bedroom property set on the southern shore of the idyllic Ardnamurchan Peninsula in the heart of the Scottish Highlands. In ' The Castle Studies Group ' Journal of December 2011 he sets out his case. Lauder, Scottish Borders. Discover turbulent tales of the Border Reivers, journey through the ancient hunting grounds and houses of Scottish royalty. 4. Blaeu’s map of the Minto area of Teviotdale, based on Pont’s survey. Picture: Craigcrook Castle, Ballantynes. Illus. A SPLENDID RURAL ESCAPE.

They were free-standing with defence being a prime consideration of their design with "confirmation of status and prestige" also playing a role.

(Valid for 2019 and 2020 seasons only) For further information on Big Houses in the Scottish Borders, please contact info@bighousesgroup.com Illus. They also functioned as watch towers where signal fires could be lit by the garrison to warn of approaching danger. In the eighteenth century it would become home to the famous novelist and poet, Sir Walter Scott. ... Hotel/guest house for sale in Lauder, Scottish borders . Looking for more real estate to buy? P eel towers are small fortified keeps or tower houses, built along the English and Scottish Borders, intended as watch towers where signal fires could be lit by the garrison to warn of approaching danger. Peel towers (also spelt pele) are small fortified keeps or tower houses, built along the English and Scottish borders in the Scottish Marches and North of England, mainly between the mid-14th century and about 1600. Hotel/guest house for sale in Lauder, Scottish borders.