Historic houses · North East England
Evelaw Tower
Evelaw Tower in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Evelaw Tower is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
From the Wikipedia article
Evelaw Tower is a ruined 16th century tower house, about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north west of Westruther, Scottish Borders, Scotland, and about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Wedderlie, south of Eve Law.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The castle belonged to the abbey of Drylaw, but in 1576 it was purchased by the Douglases; subsequently to the Sinclairs of Longformacus acquired it by marriage. In 1731 it was sold to the Smiths.
Architecture
Evelaw Tower is an L-plan castle, comprising a main block and a small stair-tower. It has three storeys and a garret. There are wide-splayed gunloops and small windows with iron yetts. The basement of the main block, which contained the kitchens, and the upper floor of the stair-wing, are vaulted. The hall was accessed by a wide turnpike stair from the basement, while access to the private upper rooms was by the turret. The dimensions are 10.7 m by 9.7 m. A later entrance has been cut in the wall to the west.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.7652, -2.5416
- District
- Scottish Borders
- Postcode
- TD3 6NW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17849807 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Evelaw Tower (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Evelaw Tower?
- Evelaw Tower is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.7652°, -2.5416°.
- Is Evelaw Tower wheelchair accessible?
- Partially — OpenStreetMap notes limited wheelchair access at Evelaw Tower. Check ahead for specific facilities.