Cathedrals · Scottish Highlands
Abernethy Round Tower
Abernethy Round Tower in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Richard Sutcliffe — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
About
Abernethy Round Tower is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Heritage listing
Abernethy Round Tower is a stone-built Irish-style round tower which stands in School Wynd in Abernethy, Perthshire. It is one of two round towers in Scotland, alongside the tower at Brechin Cathedral. The tower is located on the town's School Wynd within the village's cemetery alongside St Bride's parish church. Dating from the 11th century, the tower is protected as a scheduled monument.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Abernethy Round Tower is a stone-built Irish-style round tower which stands in School Wynd in Abernethy, Perthshire. It is one of two round towers in Scotland, alongside the tower at Brechin Cathedral. The tower is located on the town's School Wynd within the village's cemetery alongside St Bride's parish church. Dating from the 11th century, the tower is protected as a scheduled monument.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The tower is associated with the historic abbey or monastery in the village - previously held by Culdees and later by Augustinians before its dissolution in the mid-16th century. Remains of the abbey were still visible in the late 18th century but are now lost. A plaque on the tower commemorates the site as the place where Malcolm III of Scotland paid homage to William the Conqueror in 1072, some six years after the Battle of Hastings, in the Treaty of Abernethy.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.3330, -3.3118
- Address
- School Wynd
- Official site
- www.museumofabernethy.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1147465 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Abernethy Round Tower (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Abernethy Round Tower?
- Abernethy Round Tower is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom.
- Who owns Abernethy Round Tower?
- Abernethy Round Tower is owned by Earl of Home (with guardianship by Historic Environment Scotland.
- Is Abernethy Round Tower a listed building?
- Abernethy Round Tower is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.