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Field Visit
Date May 1978
Event ID 1133330
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1133330
Ardclach Bell Tower NH 953 453 NH94NE 1
This building stands on a promontory overlooking the gorge of the River Findhorn and the parish church. A two-storeyed building, it was built in 1655, probably as a watch-tower and local prison. Subsequently the building was adapted for use as a bell-tower, a belfry being added at this time.
RCAHMS 1978, visited May 1978
MacGibbon and Ross 1887-92, v, 218-21; Ritchie 1932, 163-7; Hay 1957, 173
