Scotland · 14th century
Alloa Tower ranks #3,896 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #136 of the 225 mapped in Scotland. Founded c. 1325, it is older than 58% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 758 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. 10 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Glasgow, 40 km away. See how Scotland compares in the castle statistics.
Alloa Tower in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, in central Scotland, is an early 14th-century tower house that served as the medieval residence of the Erskine family, later Earls of Mar. Retaining its original timber roof and battlements, the tower is one of the earliest and largest Scottish tower houses, with immensely thick walls. It was designated as a scheduled monument in 1960 and is now owned by the National Trust for Scotland.
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