Lauder Tower

Lauder Tower
Lauder, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Lauder Tower is located in Scottish Borders
Lauder Tower
Lauder Tower
Coordinates55°43′10″N 2°44′55″W / 55.71936°N 2.74855°W / 55.71936; -2.74855
Site information
ConditionNo remains
Site history
Builtc.15th century

Lauder Tower was a 15th-century tower house located in Lauder, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

History

Built by the Lauder family,[1] the castle once stood near Lauder Church. Tower Garden is remembered as the locality where it once stood.

The tower was demolished between 1699 and 1701, with no above ground remains now evident.[2] An old stone from the tower with the initials R.L is depicted in "The Grange of St. Giles, the Bass: And the Other Baronial Homes of the Dick-Lauder Family".[3]

References

  1. ^ Coventry 2008, p. 320.
  2. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Lauder Tower (55857)". Canmore. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  3. ^ Smith 1898, p. 286.

Bibliography

  • Coventry, Martin (2008). Castles of the Clans: The Strongholds and Seats of 750 Scottish Families and Clans. Cockenzie: Goblinshead.
  • Smith, Jane Stewart (1898). The Grange of St. Giles, the Bass: And the Other Baronial Homes of the Dick-Lauder Family.
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