Description

1871 for William Macfie. 5-stage, square plan, crenellated tower with turret. Rubble sandstone; bull-faced dressings. Angle buttresses; dividing band courses; quoins; long and short surrounds to openings; corbelled battlements; moulded eaves.

W (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: inscription over panelled cast-iron door at ground; single rectangular opening to each stage aligned above.

N, E AND S ELEVATIONS: as above, except single round arch blocked opening at ground.

INTERIOR: spiral iron staircase of 100 steps.

Statement of Interest

Formerly entitled Corstorphine Hill Tower. Erected by William Macfie of Clermiston to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Walter Scott. Presented in 1932 to the City of Edinburgh by W G Walker. Notable for its panoramic view of Edinburgh, the Pentlands and the Firth of Forth.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17812576

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