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Cramond Tower is a fifteenth century tower house in the village of Cramond to the north-west of Edinburgh, Scotland.

History

The castle was at one stage part of the bishop of Dunkeld’s residence. It became the property of John Inglis, an English merchant, in 1662. His grandson moved to the nearby Cramond House and the tower was abandoned. By the twentieth century it had become ruinous and dangerous, but it was subsequently restored and reoccupied.^[1]

Description

The castle was originally a four-storey rectangular tower, with a first-floor hall. There is a vaulted basement room, approached from the main entrance. A pitched roof has been re-erected as part of the restoration.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Lindsay, p.167

Lindsay, Maurice (1994) The Castles of Scotland. Constable. ISBN 0 09 473430 5

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Photograph of Cramond Tower

55°58′38″N 3°17′58″W / 55.9773°N 3.2995°W / 55.9773; -3.2995

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[Lindsay-1] Lindsay, p.167

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	'''Cramond Tower''' is a fifteenth century [[tower house]] in the village of [[Cramond]] to the north-west of [[Edinburgh]], Scotland.		'''Cramond Tower''' is a fifteenth century [[tower house]] in the village of [[Cramond]] to the north-west of [[Edinburgh]], Scotland.