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Isle Tower
Country House (19th Century), Tower House (Medieval)
Site Name Isle Tower
Classification Country House (19th Century), Tower House (Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Isle
Canmore ID 65898
Site Number NX98SW 15
NGR NX 93594 83225
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/65898
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Kirkmahoe
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Nithsdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
NX98SW 15 93594 83225.
(NX 9358 8321) Tower (NR)
OS 6" map (1948)
Isle Tower a 16th century building, measures 22 feet 3 inches long by 19 feet 3 inches wide overall. A modern mansion is attached to the south wall of the tower and to the west there extends a range of out-buildings bearing the date, '1700' on the south wall.
The tower is inhabited and in excellent repair.
RCAHMS 1920, visited 1912
The original building is believed to have been erected in 1414. The land was granted to the Ferguson's by King Robert the Bruce.
A C Smith 1924
NX 9359 8322 Generally as described above.
Visited by OS (RDL) 25 June 1964.
NMRS REFERENCE:
Plans:
Miss I. H. K. Beattie, Architect, Dumfries - Plans, sections and elevations
