Old Buittle Tower

Dublin Core

Title

Old Buittle Tower

Description

A chance to see the armed horsemen of the �Borderers�, a Border Reiver Living History group enacting the skills and traditions of 16C in the evocative setting of Old Buittle Tower. Built c 1500 for the Gordons of Lochinvar, this L-shaped tower house was originally within the bailey of Buittle Castle, once the seat of John Balliol, 13C King of Scots. Old Buittle Tower has in recent times been finely restored, and today provides the opportunity to explore the towerhouse and grounds/moats, also the medieval Laigh Hall, the period kitchen, stables and forge houses. Iinside the medieval Laigh Hall, with its vast fireplace, simple wooden benches and beamed ceiling hung with banners.

Source

dumfriesandgalloway

Date

15-16C

Type

Museum

Identifier

1110

Museum Item Type Metadata

Street

Old Buittle Tower

Place

Castle Douglas

IsNewThisYear

No

AddressLine2

Near Dalbeattie

OpeningDate1

25/9/2005

OpeningTime1

11.00-16.30

OpeningTime2

11.00-16.30

Activities

Yes

WC

No

DisabledWC

No

DisabledAccess

No

Refreshments

No

EventsForChildren

No

Parking

No

HearingLoop

No

LimitedAccess

No

NotAccessible

No

ID

9747

IsIncludedThisYear

No

Postcode

DG7 1PA

Citation

“Old Buittle Tower,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 6, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/1108.

Embed

Copy the code below into your web page