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Evelaw Tower

Evelaw Tower in England North East, United Kingdom.

Plan your visit

Typical visit
1 h–2 h

About

Evelaw Tower is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

From the Wikipedia article

Evelaw Tower is a ruined 16th century tower house, about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north west of Westruther, Scottish Borders, Scotland, and about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Wedderlie, south of Eve Law.

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Background

History

The castle belonged to the abbey of Drylaw, but in 1576 it was purchased by the Douglases; subsequently to the Sinclairs of Longformacus acquired it by marriage. In 1731 it was sold to the Smiths.

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Coordinates
55.7652, -2.5416

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Where is Evelaw Tower?
Evelaw Tower is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.7652°, -2.5416°.