| Tushielaw Tower | |
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 Remains of Tushielaw Tower | |
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| Coordinates | 55°26′37″N 3°06′28″W / 55.443579°N 3.1076625°W |
| Site history | |
| Built | 16th century |
Tushielaw Tower is a 16th-century tower house, about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north and east of Ettrick, Scottish Borders, Scotland, and west of Ettrick Water.[1]
History[]
Adam Scott, known as the king of the Borders, or the king of thieves, built the tower in 1507,[1] having received a feu charter from James IV of Scotland.[2] He was beheaded by order of James V of Scotland in 1530,[1] for "theftuously taking Black-maill".[2] A version of the ballad The Dowie Dens of Yarrow may originate in the murder of Walter Scott, son of Robert Scott of Thirlestane by John Scott of Tushielaw.[1]
Structure[]
Only a basement, fragments of a courtyard, and a ruined outbuilding remain.[1] The basement, which is lit by roughly formed slits in its four walls, has its entry to the west. In the north gable there is an ambry.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Coventry, Martin (1997) The Castles of Scotland. Goblinshead. ISBN 1-899874-10-0 p.321
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Tushielaw Tower". Canmore. https://canmore.org.uk/site/53026/tushielaw-tower. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
Coordinates: 55°26′37″N 3°06′28″W / 55.443579°N 3.1076625°W
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