Merchiston outcrop
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The photograph on this page of Merchiston outcrop by kim traynor as part of the Geograph project.
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Merchiston outcrop
Image: © kim traynor Taken: 6 Jul 2010
This photo demonstrates how a tower house would usually be built on a natural outcrop of rock to provide both a solid foundation for the heavy masonry and an added element of defence at the base of the tower. The ground level here will have been raised when the tower was restored.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.93336
Longitude
-3.214057