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Ormiston Tower
Tower House (16th Century)
Site Name Ormiston Tower
Classification Tower House (16th Century)
Canmore ID 53133
Site Number NT33NW 16
NGR NT 3148 3789
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/53133
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Innerleithen
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Tweeddale
- Former County Peebles-shire
NT33NW 16 3148 3789.
(NT 3148 3789) Ormiston Tower (NR) (Site of)
OS 6" map ((1964)
Ormiston Tower, the residence of the Dicksons of Ormiston in the 16th and early 17th centuries, was completely demolished early in the 19th century, when Glenormiston House was erected. Its stones are said to have been used in the construction of a garden wall.
RCAHMS 1967, visited 1958
No traces remain at the site.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 3 July 1961
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
Previously also listed under duplicate site NT96SW 510 -CANCELLED. HES (LCK) 11.6.2024
