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Darnick Tower, Tower Road, Darnick

A Category A Listed Building in Melrose, Scottish Borders

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.6007 / 55°36'2"N

Longitude: -2.7442 / 2°44'39"W

OS Eastings: 353206

OS Northings: 634374

OS Grid: NT532343

Mapcode National: GBR 938P.P3

Mapcode Global: WH7WP.THF8

Plus Code: 9C7VJ724+78

Entry Name: Darnick Tower, Tower Road, Darnick

Listing Name: Darnick Village Tower Road Darnick Tower

Listing Date: 16 March 1971

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 382909

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB37756

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Darnick, Tower Road, Darnick Tower

ID on this website: 200382909

Location: Melrose

County: Scottish Borders

Town: Melrose

Electoral Ward: Leaderdale and Melrose

Traditional County: Roxburghshire

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Description

16th century; restoration, Andrew Heiton, 1865-7; additions 1869. 3-storey and attic tower with small stair tower projecting to South to form a T-plan; rubble with freestone dressings. Main block surmounted by corbelled and crenellated parapet walk within which rises the attic

storey. The stair wing has a gabled roof containing a small chamber over the stair. Entrance at east wall of stairtower has lintel dated 1595. Crowstepped gabled. At east small 2-storey and attic wing probably of 1869, 2-bay south front with tall crowstepped wallhead dormer to attic at centre.

Statement of Interest

John and Thomas Smith produced a scheme for additions in 1861 (Howard Colvin, A BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS. 760). This seems not to have been executed). Andrew Heiton owned Darnick Tower.

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