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Turret House, 8 Abbey Court, Kelso

A Category B Listed Building in Kelso, Scottish Borders

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.5967 / 55°35'47"N

Longitude: -2.4332 / 2°25'59"W

OS Eastings: 372799

OS Northings: 633755

OS Grid: NT727337

Mapcode National: GBR C3GQ.0L

Mapcode Global: WH8XZ.LLKD

Plus Code: 9C7VHHW8+MP

Entry Name: Turret House, 8 Abbey Court, Kelso

Listing Name: 8 Abbey Court Turret House

Listing Date: 16 March 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 380324

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB35692

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Kelso, 8 Abbey Court, Turret House

ID on this website: 200380324

Location: Kelso

County: Scottish Borders

Town: Kelso

Electoral Ward: Kelso and District

Traditional County: Roxburghshire

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Description

Dated 1678, with later alterations 2 storey, 4 bay with

massive round stair-tower projecting at left-hand

centre bay and rising above the eaves corbelled to square

at attic level with a window and crowstepped gable to the front. Entrance in North face of the tower gives access both to the

stair and to the ground floor where a second door bears the

date 1678.

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