Cramond Tower
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Cramond Tower is a fifteenth century tower house
in the village of Cramond
to the north-west of Edinburgh
, Scotland.
’s residence. It became the property of John Inglis, an English merchant, in 1662. His grandson moved to the nearby Cramond House and the tower was abandoned. By the twentieth century it had become ruinous and dangerous, but it was subsequently restored and reoccupied.
Tower house
A tower house is a particular type of stone structure, built for defensive purposes as well as habitation.-History:Tower houses began to appear in the Middle Ages, especially in mountain or limited access areas, in order to command and defend strategic points with reduced forces...
in the village of Cramond
Cramond
Cramond is a seaside village now part of suburban Edinburgh, Scotland, located in the north-west corner of the city at the mouth of the River Almond where it enters the Firth of Forth....
to the north-west of Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, Scotland.
History
The castle was at one stage part of the bishop of DunkeldBishop of Dunkeld
The Bishop of Dunkeld is the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Dunkeld, one of the largest and more important of Scotland's 13 medieval bishoprics, whose first recorded bishop is an early 12th century cleric named Cormac...
’s residence. It became the property of John Inglis, an English merchant, in 1662. His grandson moved to the nearby Cramond House and the tower was abandoned. By the twentieth century it had become ruinous and dangerous, but it was subsequently restored and reoccupied.