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Deposits of [[charcoal]] as well as smashed pottery suggest that the tower was caught up in the fighting around Edinburgh in 1650, when [[Oliver Cromwell|Cromwell]] invaded Edinburgh as part of the [[Third English Civil War]].<ref name=can/> Other evidence to this effect is the removal of the [[parapet]]s, damage to the tower and the finding of cannonballs in nearby fields.<ref name=can/> |
Deposits of [[charcoal]] as well as smashed pottery suggest that the tower was caught up in the fighting around Edinburgh in 1650, when [[Oliver Cromwell|Cromwell]] invaded Edinburgh as part of the [[Third English Civil War]].<ref name=can/> Other evidence to this effect is the removal of the [[parapet]]s, damage to the tower and the finding of cannonballs in nearby fields.<ref name=can/> |
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The 15th century structure is well preserved and was restored in 1994. |
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It is rectangular in plan, being {{convert|34|ft|9|in}} along the east-west axis and {{convert|25|ft|9|in}} along the north-south axis.<ref name=can>http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/51743/details/edinburgh+liberton+drive+liberton+tower/</ref> |
It is rectangular in plan, being {{convert|34|ft|9|in}} along the east-west axis and {{convert|25|ft|9|in}} along the north-south axis.<ref name=can>http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/51743/details/edinburgh+liberton+drive+liberton+tower/</ref> |
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It is rented out for holiday lets.<ref name=cast>http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=5C-PawQ0tjcC&pg=PA154</ref> |
The 15th century structure is well preserved and was restored in 1994. It is rented out for holiday lets.<ref name=cast>http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=5C-PawQ0tjcC&pg=PA154</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:09, 10 April 2015
Liberton Tower is a four-storey, square-plan tower house in Edinburgh, Scotland, situated in the suburb of Liberton on the east side of the Braid Hills.
History
It was originally owned by the Dalmahoy family, whose crest emblem appears on a carved panel on the south wall. Records of it being in their possession date back to 1453, but the provinence of the tower before that is not known.[1]
It passed to a branch of the Forrester family of Corstorphine, before being sold to the Provost of Edinburgh, William Little, in 1587. Little built the nearby Liberton House, and the castle was abandoned in 1610, being subsequently used for agricultural storage.
Deposits of charcoal as well as smashed pottery suggest that the tower was caught up in the fighting around Edinburgh in 1650, when Cromwell invaded Edinburgh as part of the Third English Civil War.[2] Other evidence to this effect is the removal of the parapets, damage to the tower and the finding of cannonballs in nearby fields.[2]
Design
It is rectangular in plan, being 34 feet 9 inches (10.59 m) along the east-west axis and 25 feet 9 inches (7.85 m) along the north-south axis.[2]
The 15th century structure is well preserved and was restored in 1994. It is rented out for holiday lets.[3]
References
Notes
- ^ http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=jUAIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA292-IA2&dq=Liberton+Tower&hl=en&sa=X&ei=moooVMqmFIqS7Aar84CABw&ved=0CFEQ6AEwCDgK#v=onepage&q=Liberton%20Tower&f=false
- ^ a b c http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/51743/details/edinburgh+liberton+drive+liberton+tower/
- ^ http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=5C-PawQ0tjcC&pg=PA154
Sources
- Coventry, Martin (2006). The Castles of Scotland. Birlinn. ISBN 1-84158-449-5.
External links
- Castles of Scotland Preservation Trust Liberton Tower.