Where is Smailholm Tower?

Smailholm Tower is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.6045°, -2.5762°.

Memorials & monuments · North East England

Smailholm Tower

Smailholm Tower in England North East, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit: 15 min–45 min

Smailholm 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.

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Smailholm Tower is a peel tower at Smailholm, around five miles (8 km) west of Kelso in the Scottish Borders. Its dramatic situation, atop a crag of Lady Hill, commands wide views over the surrounding countryside. The tower is located at grid reference NT637346, just west of Sandyknowe farm, and is now a Scheduled Ancient Monument in the care of Historic Environment Scotland. In June 2007, it was awarded the maximum "five-star" status as a tourist attraction from VisitScotland, a rating bestowed on only eight other sites in Scotland.

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History

wall in the foreground]] Smailholm Tower was originally built in the 15th century or early 16th century by the Pringle family. This family, originally Hoppringle, who were followers of the Earl of Douglas, held the lands of Smailholm from the early 15th century, and managed part of Ettrick Forest for their feudal superior. In December 1482, James Hoppringill of Smailholm, son of David Hoppingrill, was sued for 300 merks by Margaret Kerr. He married Isobell Murray, their heir was David Hoppringill who married Margaret Lundy, and their eldest son was also called David. Smailholm Tower was designed, in common with all Scottish peel towers, to provide its occupants with protection from sporadic…

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