Liberton Tower View from South West
SC 565173
Description Liberton Tower View from South West
Date 1900 to 1930
Collection Collection of photographs by George Chrystal and Francis Maxwell Chrystal, photographers, Edinburgh,
Catalogue Number SC 565173
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of ED 7443
Scope and Content Liberton Tower, Liberton Drive, Liberton, Edinburgh Liberton Tower, a late medieval tower-house, stands perched on a ridge to the west of Liberton. The tower, built in the 15th century by the Dalmahoy family, has a splendid uninterrupted view north over the city of Edinburgh to the Firth of Forth. This four-storeyed fortified tower has thick rubble walls with small windows. The parapet walk around the wall-head provided a look-out, and the main entrance on the first floor was originally reached by a timber stair and drawbridge. During restoration in 1998, a draw-hole was discovered above the main door, indicating that access to the door had been by drawbridge. This would have been lowered to a timber stair standing apart from the tower. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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