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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
Tagged with: Architectural structure
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.
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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