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The Tower

A Category C Listed Building in Dee and Glenkens, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.8272 / 54°49'38"N

Longitude: -3.8279 / 3°49'40"W

OS Eastings: 282672

OS Northings: 549576

OS Grid: NX826495

Mapcode National: GBR 1DQM.2C

Mapcode Global: WH5XL.5XGR

Plus Code: 9C6RR5GC+VV

Entry Name: The Tower

Listing Name: Balcary Tower

Listing Date: 23 May 1990

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 348355

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB14880

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200348355

Location: Rerrick

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Dee and Glenkens

Parish: Rerrick

Traditional County: Kirkcudbrightshire

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Description

Later 19th century. 3-storey symmetrical ornamental tower
with 20th century 2-storey additions to S. Rendered walling
with rock-faced and broached rusticated quoins, polished
sandstone margins. Single light windows to ground, tripartite
to 1st, bipartite to 2nd. Mostly plate glass sashes.
Corbelled, machicolated wall-walk with embattled parapet.

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