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Belstane

Tower House (Medieval)(Possible)

Site Name Belstane

Classification Tower House (Medieval)(Possible)

Alternative Name(s) Belstane Tower

Canmore ID 46690

Site Number NS85SE 2

NGR NS 850 515

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council South Lanarkshire
  • Parish Carluke
  • Former Region Strathclyde
  • Former District Clydesdale
  • Former County Lanarkshire

Archaeology Notes

NS85SE 2 850 515.

Belstane Tower, mentioned in 1585, was pulled down about 1840 to make way for a kale-yard (W Ranken 1873) (Belstane: NS 850 515).

Field investigation in 1954 produced no further information.

Visited by OS (JFC) 8 March 1954

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