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Latitude: 56.1237 / 56°7'25"N
Longitude: -3.219 / 3°13'8"W
OS Eastings: 324316
OS Northings: 692996
OS Grid: NT243929
Mapcode National: GBR 27.L2T4
Mapcode Global: WH6RT.JBCV
Plus Code: 9C8R4QFJ+FC
Entry Name: Torbain Tower, Torbain Farm
Listing Name: Torbain Tower
Listing Date: 10 September 1979
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 341982
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB9689
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Torbain Farm, Torbain Tower
ID on this website: 200341982
Location: Kirkcaldy and Dysart
County: Fife
Electoral Ward: Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy
Parish: Kirkcaldy And Dysart
Traditional County: Fife
Tagged with: Folly
Early 19th century. 2-stage, square-plan, roofless folly. Crenellated tower with full-height circular corner turret to N. Rubble with ashlar dressings. String courses.
Variety of narrow arrowslit openings to each stage; round-headed bipartite opening near top of 1st stage and further bipartite opening to 2nd stage at SE; higher round turret to outer right angle at NE; timber door with fanlight below square openings to SW; single storey range projecting to NW.
Formerly part of the Raith Estate, this is the third folly built at a time when landowners were generally upgrading farmhouses and steadings for the benefit of tenants. The other Raith Estate follies are Balwearie Tower and Lambswell, both listed separately.
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