Kirkandrews Tower
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Kirkandrews Tower by Alexander P Kapp as part of the Geograph project.
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Kirkandrews Tower
Image: © Alexander P Kapp Taken: 23 Jan 2007
Kirkandrews Tower was built as a border fortress around 1530-50 by a Thomas Graham. It was sited in the area that both the English and Scottish claimed as their own. The square tower measures 10 metres by 7 metres and has walls over 1½ metres thick. The basement is vaulted. From the south wall entrance a spiral stair rises to two upper stories and an attic. The roof is step gabled.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.038107
Longitude
-2.958054