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Abbot's Tower

In or near Dumfries.

Abbot's Tower — castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK.

Abbot's Tower

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Abbot's Tower is a castle in lowlands. Established 1580. (Tower house in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.) Wikipedia notes: "Abbot's Tower is a 16th-century tower house situated near New Abbey, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, that was built by the Abbot of Sweetheart Abbey. The building was restored in the early 1990s and is now used as a private residence.". Coordinates 54.9838°, -3.6058°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.

Coordinates
54.9838, -3.6058
Established
1580

Sources

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