Bowden
Tower(S) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Bowden
Classification Tower(S) (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 55670
Site Number NT53SE 59
NGR NT 554 305
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/55670
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Bowden
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Ettrick And Lauderdale
- Former County Roxburghshire
NT53SE 59 554 305.
There were several peels or square towers in the village of Bowden (centred NT 554 305) within the last twenty years; the remains of one or two of them are still to be seen. Their lower part contained an apartment for cattle, and in the upper part, one or two small apartments for the family, to which they obtained access by an outer stone stair.
New Statistical Account (NSA) 1845 (T Jollie)
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
