Timpendean
Tower is a 16th century, four storey stone rectangular tower house, founded by
the Douglases. It was built in one corner of a medieval earthwork enclosure, which
has a series of impressive ramparts and ditches. Sadly the tower is ruinous but
interestingly the 16th century entrance and a later one, retain there original
doors and the vaulted basement, which contains a later kitchen fireplace, is pierced
by gun-loops. A mile south-west is Lanton Tower and
8 miles north-east is Wallace's Tower.
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