Ruin
Greenknowe Tower
SCT Scotland · 16th century
Greenknowe Tower is a 16th-century tower house, located just west of the village of Gordon, in the Scottish Borders. Although a roofless ruin, the stonework of the tower is well preserved, and represents a fine example of a later tower house, built more as a residence rather than as a place of defence. The building is located at NT639428, beside the A6105 road. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, and is in the care of Historic Scotland.
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Greenknowe Tower ranks #5,895 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #190 of the 207 mapped in Scotland. Founded c. 1550, it is older than 39% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 827 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. 8 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Edinburgh, 49 km away. See how Scotland compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Greenknowe Tower?
Greenknowe Tower stands in Scotland, at 55.67772°, -2.57503°.
When was Greenknowe Tower built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1550. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Greenknowe Tower?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,895 of 8,764 worldwide, and #190 in Scotland. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Greenknowe Tower?
Smailholm Tower, about 8 km away.
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