Coldmartin Tower (Tillside)
Coldmartin Tower, Chatton. Photo by Peter Ryder.
This tower was first mentioned in 1584, when it was the property of Roger Fowberry, and already in bad repair. It is now a ruin measuring about 10m by 9m. The inside of the tower is filled with collapsed rubble. This is a Scheduled Monument protected by law.
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FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1955; A S Phillips
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1969; B H Pritchard
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1969; B H Pritchard
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