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Field Visit
Date 5 June 1928
Event ID 1099231
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1099231
Corston Tower.
The shell of this 16th century tower survives in a field on the right bank of the River Eden and less than half a mile south-west of Strathmiglo station. The east wall is still standing to the height of the third-floor windows, but the remains of the other walls are inconsiderable. The masonry is of rubble with ashlar dressings. On plan the building has been oblong, measuring externally 26 ½ feet from north to south by 21 feet 10 inches from east to west. At the south-west angle is a rounded projection, which may represent the lower part of a turnpike. The entrance, one jamb of which has at some time been renewed, that has survived is part of a window looking north.
DOVECOT. Some 20 yards to the north-east of the tower is a fragment of a rectangular dovecot.
HISTORICAL NOTE. - The lands of Corston were occupied by Ramsays during the 16th century, in 1540 "with the manor-place", in 1581/2 "with the tower, cottages, &c." - Reg. Mag. Sig., s.a., No. 2184; No. 327.
RCAHMS 1933, visited 5 June 1928.
