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Bombie
Tower House (Medieval)
Site Name Bombie
Classification Tower House (Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Hopsrigg; Hopsrig
Canmore ID 67616
Site Number NY38NW 18
NGR NY 319 886
NGR Description NY c. 319 886
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/67616
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Westerkirk
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Annandale And Eskdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
NY38NW 18 c. 319 886.
A tower is indicated on a map of 1590 at either Hopsrig (NY 322 886) or Bombie (NY 319 886).
J and R Hyslop 1912
No further information (M Robson, Wilton Lodge Museum).
Visited by OS (MJF) 1 November 1979.
Note (1981)
Bombie NY c. 319 886 NY38NW 18
There are no visible remains of the tower of Bombie recorded on a map of 1590.
RCAHMS 1981.
(Hyslop and Hyslop 1912, 320, 359).
Note (1997)
NY 319 886 NY38NW 18
Listed as tower.
RCAHMS 1997.
