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Tower Hotel, 103-105 High Street, Elgin

A Category B Listed Building in Elgin, Moray

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.6491 / 57°38'56"N

Longitude: -3.3146 / 3°18'52"W

OS Eastings: 321635

OS Northings: 862895

OS Grid: NJ216628

Mapcode National: GBR L85H.Y2R

Mapcode Global: WH6J7.1ZWZ

Plus Code: 9C9RJMXP+M5

Entry Name: Tower Hotel, 103-105 High Street, Elgin

Listing Name: 103-107 High Street, the Tower Hotel

Listing Date: 26 January 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 371857

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB30744

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Elgin, 103 - 105 High Street, Tower Hotel

ID on this website: 200371857

Location: Elgin

County: Moray

Town: Elgin

Electoral Ward: Elgin City South

Traditional County: Morayshire

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Description

Dated 1634; remodelled by Dr Mackay after 1859.
Rubble built circular tower of 2 stages with small square
cap house corbelled out at 3rd stage. Roll moulded and
chamfered architraves to doorway in tower; moulded
string course between ground and 1st floor; crowstepped
cap house with small iron cross at apex. Datestone inset
by 1st floor window, and small shaped pediment with date
and initials at wallhead.
Tower now attached to 3-storey remodelled asymmetrical
house; Scots Baronial; modern shop front projecting at
ground floor with cast iron balustraded above. Upper
recessed facade of stugged snecked rubble with polished
ashlar dressings; 2-storey bowed window, mullioned and
transomed with cable moulding decorated with animals'
heads above each window, half conical roof; plate glass
glazing. Turret in re-entrant angle with conical, fish
scaled slates; crowsteps; single corniced end stack;
slate roof.
Modern extensions to rear.

Statement of Interest

Datestone and pediment bear arms of Leslie and Abernethy,

initials A.L. and I.B. for Andrew Leslie and Jean Bonyman

his wife. The tower is only surviving portion of house built

by Andrew Leslie of Glen of Rothes, merchant and magistrate

of Elgin. Iron cross erected by Isaac Forsyth before 1851

to replace earlier one.

Former Item 59 (1981 Revised List).

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