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Little Clyde
Farmhouse (Period Unassigned), Farmstead (Period Unassigned), Tower House (Medieval)
Site Name Little Clyde
Classification Farmhouse (Period Unassigned), Farmstead (Period Unassigned), Tower House (Medieval)
Canmore ID 47313
Site Number NS91NE 6
NGR NS 9935 1605
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/47313
- Council South Lanarkshire
- Parish Crawford
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Clydesdale
- Former County Lanarkshire
NS91NE 6 9935 1605.
(Name NS 9952 1602) Little Clyde on site of Tower (NR)
OS 6" map (1911)
The existing farmhouse is built on the site of a substantial rectangular tower. When the tower was demolished an old sword of very fine steel was found, which was later stolen. (Prob. same sword as ?)
Name Book 1856
(NS 9935 1605) It is a family tradition that this tower stood where the farm midden is now. "I know little about it and have never seen anything of significance there". (R Thompson, farmer, Little Clyde) Nothing was seen of relevance at the point indicated by the farmer. It would seem likely that this was a typical Border tower.
Visited by OS (WW) 11 July 1955
