Wardhouse Tower
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Wardhouse Tower by Richard Paxman as part of the Geograph project.
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Wardhouse Tower
Image: © Richard Paxman Taken: 5 Jul 2007
A typical defensive Scottish Borders tower, built in a strong position above the Kirtle Water, where it could defend Scotland from invasion up the nearby London to Glasgow railway - or was that built later?
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Image Location
Latitude
55.032443
Longitude
-3.173831