Caldwell Tower
Caldwell Tower is the remains of a hilltop castle near Uplawmoor in the Scottish management unit East Renfrewshire .
description
The Caldwell Tower stands on a mound . It is a small, free-standing tower, probably from the 16th century. Its floor plan is square; it is made of rough quarry stone and has three full floors and an attic with parapet . The parapet rests on two-row brackets . The battlements seem to have been renewed.
The door on the ground floor is on the west side and gives access to a vault that is not connected to the upper floors. The first floor, also with a vaulted ceiling , can be reached via a modern external staircase. The ceiling above has been changed. The windows are small and there are signs of loopholes in the walls that will later be closed . The masonry is in good condition. It is believed that this tower was part of a Caldwell Castle arranged around a courtyard . Rubble, possibly from demolished outbuildings, can be found on the property.
history
Ainslies map from 1775 shows a pigeon house in place of the current tower, which indicates the later use of this remains of the castle. There is also evidence that the tower may have been the focus of a belvedere's pleasure garden . John Thomson's 1832 map of Renfrewshire clearly identifies the tower as “Bacon H.”, indicating that the tower was then used as a ham curing building .
In 2011 the tower was restored to be used as a residential building. He received a small extension on the ground floor and a staircase to the first floor. The restoration, which was featured on the Channel 4 TV series The Restoration Man , has been the subject of controversy.
Individual evidence
- ^ Canmore publisher = Royal Commission for the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland . Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- ^ David Pride: A History of the Parish of Neilston . Alexander Gardner, Paisley 1910.
- ^ John West: Caldwell Tower by Uplawmoor. The Arch Herit Soc Scot. Fall 2010. p. 27.
- ^ Ainslies map from 1832. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- ↑ Caldwell Tower by Uplawmoor . Garden History Society. ( Memento of the original from April 23, 2012 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 December 19, 2012.
- ^ The Restoration Man . Series 2. Episode 5. Broadcast by Channel 4 on February 2, 2012.
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Coordinates: 55 ° 45 ′ 49.3 " N , 4 ° 30 ′ 58" W.