Old Howpasley
Tower House (Medieval)
Site Name Old Howpasley
Classification Tower House (Medieval)
Canmore ID 53006
Site Number NT30NW 6
NGR NT 3493 0676
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/53006
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Roberton
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Roxburgh
- Former County Roxburghshire
NT30NW 6 3493 0676
For (possible successor) farmhouse and steading of Howpasley (NT 3449 0742 and 3450 0758), see NT30NW 13. For farmstead of Old Howpasley (NT 3496 0675), see NT30NW 14.
(NT 3493 0676) Tower (NR) (site of)
OS 6" map (1964)
According to tradition, a peel or Border tower stood here. There is no trace at present.
Name Book 1858
Tower, Old Howpasley (Site): This tower, of which no remains survive, was burnt by the English in 1543 (R B Armstrong 1883).
RCAHMS 1956, visited 1932
The site of the tower occupies a mutilated area immediately E of Old Howpasley. No trace of any remains could be seen.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 23 July 1962.
Sbc Note (21 March 2016)
Visibility: This was the site of an archaeological monument, which may no longer be visible.
Information from Scottish Borders Council