Bonshaw Tower
Bonshaw Tower is a tower house in the Scottish village of Kirtlebridge in the Council Area Dumfries and Galloway . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
description
The Bonshaw Tower, built by the Irvings , probably dates from the mid-16th century. Along with Robgill Tower and Wooshouse Tower, it is one of three defensive towers within a few kilometers in the scattered settlement of Kirtlebridge in the Kirtle Water Valley . The three towers have architectural similarities, and their floor areas of an average of 10.4 × 7.6 m are largely identical, with Bonshaw Tower having just under the largest floor area.
Horizontal loopholes run above the base of the four-story building. The irregularly arranged windows are either small twin windows or slit windows. The simple cantilevered battlement is provided with machiculi . The seated house is designed with stepped gables and a chimney attached to the gable. It used to be closed with a stone roof, which was removed in the 19th century in favor of a slate roof. The stone material was reused as the floor of an agricultural building.
A prison cell is separated off in the vault at ground level . A spiral staircase on the northeast edge leads over all floors and ends at the battlement. Individual rooms take up the entire floor space. A large open fireplace emerges in the large hall on the first floor. Four windows are embedded in the same facade. The room measures 8.2 × 5.3 m with a height of 3.1 m.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ a b c Entry on Bonshaw Tower in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
Web links
- Entry on Bonshaw Tower in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 2 ′ 14.4 " N , 3 ° 11 ′ 12" W.