Arnot Tower
Arnot Tower is a ruined castle about 1.5 km from the village of Scotlandwell in the Scottish administrative division of Perth and Kinross . It is considered a Scheduled Monument .
history
Fortifications have existed on the site since around 1400, but the current building was constructed around 1507. The residential tower has four floors and a vaulted cellar . The Arnot family , whose documentary mention goes back to 1105, had it built. David Arnot from Fyfe ( Fife ) was one of 2000 noble landowners who had to swear allegiance to King Edward I of England in 1296 . Nicol Arnot was a loyal supporter of the Scottish King Robert the Bruce . Robert Arnot died in 1514 at the Battle of Flodden Field . The Arnots gave up the old tower around 1700.
In 1760, local poet Michael Bruce wrote a poem about the true story of the love affair between a daughter of the Arnot family and a son of the Balfour family from nearby Burleigh Castle . The families were at odds. It is thought that the Arnot daughter fled to Burleigh Castle.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Small and perfectly formed . Scotland Magazine. Issue 25. ( Memento of the original from June 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
Coordinates: 56 ° 12 ′ 3.3 ″ N , 3 ° 16 ′ 52.7 ″ W.