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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

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  • Council Scottish Borders, The
  • Parish Innerleithen
  • Former Region Borders
  • Former District Tweeddale
  • Former County Peebles-shire

Archaeology Notes

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

Activities

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

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