The Flag Tower
Date 26 April 2012
Event ID 925207
Category Management
Type Site Management
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/925207
Circular. 3-Storeys. Coursed rubble. Machicolated parapet. Porch with inscription over inner door; Unusual interior: Inner tower surrounded by narrow passages. Doocot (1356 nest-holes) in 1st storey. Turnpike stair. (Historic Scotland)
Part of the designed landscape around Penicuik House, created in stages from the later 17th and 18th centuries, principle creater in the first half of the 18th century being Sir John Clerk. Acts as an eye-catcher within the estate, but also provided views from the top of the surrounding landscape. Noted as a seminal example of its type in Scotland and an early example with Britain. (Penicuik House Project)
