Smailholm Tower
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Smailholm Tower is a well-preserved 15th-century peel tower in the Scottish Borders, noted for its association with Sir Walter Scott and its commanding views over the surrounding countryside.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Smailholm | 1 |
| Smailholm Tower canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
peel tower
ⓘ
scheduled monument ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ tower house ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval defensive architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithFamily |
Pringle family
ⓘ
Scott family ⓘ |
| builtFor | Pringle family ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in the Scottish Borders
ⓘ
Historic house museums in Scotland ⓘ Towers in Scotland ⓘ |
| childhoodAssociation | Sir Walter Scott ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 15th century ⓘ |
| country |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| feature |
barmkin wall remains
ⓘ
battlements ⓘ four storeys ⓘ parapet walk ⓘ vaulted basement ⓘ |
| function |
defensive stronghold
ⓘ
watchtower ⓘ |
| hasExhibition |
Sir Walter Scott memorabilia
ⓘ
local history displays ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Cheviot Hills
ⓘ
Eildon Hills ⓘ Lammermuir Hills ⓘ |
| height | approximately 20 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Category A listed building
ⓘ
scheduled monument ⓘ |
| inspired | Sir Walter Scott ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border
ⓘ
The Eve of St John ⓘ |
| location | Scottish Borders ⓘ |
| managedBy | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| material | rubble masonry ⓘ |
| near |
Kelso
ⓘ
Smailholm Tower self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Smailholm
|
| notableFor |
association with Sir Walter Scott
ⓘ
state of preservation ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Smailholm village
ⓘ
surrounding countryside ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| region |
Roxburghshire
ⓘ
surface form:
Roxburghshire (historic)
|
| shape | rectangular ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Smailholm