Description

Possibly by Thomas Brown, earlier to mid 19th century. Tall, square 3-stage water tower, now with upper stage used as a dovecote.

Random rubble, ashlar dressings and cornice. Buttressed at each

corner, buttresses mitred at 1st floor cill level. Entrance to S; N, E and W elevations with spout opening in wall plaque above stone drinking trough at ground. 2 tall slit windows to each elevation, in upper stages serving as flight holes. Currently roofless (1989). INTERIOR: winding equipment still survives in poor condition.

Statement of Interest

Possibly by Thomas Brown circa 1825; Brown was working at Luffness at this time, the tower had an arcaded parapet until 1968 (McWilliam and Inventory of Gardens). The tower is built near the site of a former Carmelite Monastery; it may occupy the site of the monastery's well and re-use some of its masonry. Group with Luffness, Dovecot, Garden

Walls, Walled Garden and Gardener's House.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17795614

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Recommended Books

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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)