Old Buittle Tower
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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.
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