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Latitude: 57.6491 / 57°38'56"N
Longitude: -3.3146 / 3°18'52"W
OS Eastings: 321635
OS Northings: 862895
OS Grid: NJ216628
Mapcode National: GBR L85H.Y2R
Mapcode Global: WH6J7.1ZWZ
Plus Code: 9C9RJMXP+M5
Entry Name: Tower Hotel, 103-105 High Street, Elgin
Listing Name: 103-107 High Street, the Tower Hotel
Listing Date: 26 January 1971
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 371857
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB30744
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200371857
Location: Elgin
County: Moray
Town: Elgin
Electoral Ward: Elgin City South
Traditional County: Morayshire
Tagged with: Hotel
Dated 1634; remodelled by Dr Mackay after 1859.
Rubble built circular tower of 2 stages with small square
cap house corbelled out at 3rd stage. Roll moulded and
chamfered architraves to doorway in tower; moulded
string course between ground and 1st floor; crowstepped
cap house with small iron cross at apex. Datestone inset
by 1st floor window, and small shaped pediment with date
and initials at wallhead.
Tower now attached to 3-storey remodelled asymmetrical
house; Scots Baronial; modern shop front projecting at
ground floor with cast iron balustraded above. Upper
recessed facade of stugged snecked rubble with polished
ashlar dressings; 2-storey bowed window, mullioned and
transomed with cable moulding decorated with animals'
heads above each window, half conical roof; plate glass
glazing. Turret in re-entrant angle with conical, fish
scaled slates; crowsteps; single corniced end stack;
slate roof.
Modern extensions to rear.
Datestone and pediment bear arms of Leslie and Abernethy,
initials A.L. and I.B. for Andrew Leslie and Jean Bonyman
his wife. The tower is only surviving portion of house built
by Andrew Leslie of Glen of Rothes, merchant and magistrate
of Elgin. Iron cross erected by Isaac Forsyth before 1851
to replace earlier one.
Former Item 59 (1981 Revised List).
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