Bonshaw Tower

The Irving Family would like to invite you into Bonshaw Tower, a complete, three-storey Peel tower dating from the 1500s. The tower is one of the best remaining examples of a Peel tower and contains fine examples of a dungeon, wheel staircase and barrel vault. Positioned on the site of previous towers, it has been lived in by the Irving family for nearly 1,000 years.

The Irvings were great allies of Robert the Bruce  helping him in his quest for Scottish Independence and kept him hidden in Bruce's Cave.  Later, the Irvings were one of the infamous Reiving clans, held a key area along the Kirtle Water and it was then that the Tower successfully withstood four sieges by the Maxwell's in 1585-6.

Directions (Kirtlebridge, DG11 3LY)
The entrance to the driveway is immediately beside Kirtlebridge Church, on the road to Annan from the
centre of Kirtlebridge. The drive is half a mile long and a little bumpy.

Special Event
The Irving Family and members of Friends of Annandale and Eskdale Museums will be on hand to answer your questions.

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