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Larriston Tower
Tower House (Medieval)
Site Name Larriston Tower
Classification Tower House (Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Breaken Tower
Canmore ID 68036
Site Number NY59SW 7
NGR NY 5438 9432
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/68036
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Castleton
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Roxburgh
- Former County Roxburghshire
NY59SW 7 5438 9432.
(NY 5438 9432) Breaken Tower (NR) (Site of)
OS 6" map (1957)
The Breaken or Pricking Haugh Tower, now entirely demolished, stood near Larriston (cf NY59SW 8 and NY59SW 13 ).
J Hardy 1890
This spot was pointed out by James Elliot of Middleholm as the site of the Breaken Tower, property of the Elliots.
Name Book 1858
Dr Robson (Hawick Museum) confirms that Breaken and Prickinghaugh Tower are one and the same and that the former name is just a shortened corruption of the latter. He also confirms the general location, although an 1816 map of Liddesdale held at Wilton lodge Museum shows the site on the opposite bend of the river in area NY 5435 9423. The tower was entirely demolished for wall building material in 1792.
The OS published site falls in a featureless and gently undulating pasture field; nothing significant was noted on the opposite bank of the Liddle Water.
Visited by OS (JRL) 27 July 1979
Site confirmed by 'divining'.
Information from letter and plan from A Elliot, Providence Cottage, Westgate, Bishop Auckland, Co Durham 7 August 1986.
See also NY59SW 8.
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
