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File:BemersydeHouse-Roxburghshire.jpeg|Bemersyde House is a Georgian country house with 16th century Peel Tower at its core. | File:BemersydeHouse-Roxburghshire.jpeg|Bemersyde House is a Georgian country house with 16th century Peel Tower at its core. | ||
File:AckergillTower-Wick.jpeg| Ackergill Tower near Wick, Caithness. The five-storey tower, with 10ft thick walls, was built c1500. | |||
File:RedhouseCastle-EastLothian.jpeg|’RedhouseCastle’ in East Lothian, Scotland is a late 16th century peel tower house which was extended in the 17th century and is now roofless and in ruins. | |||
File:ClaraCastle-Kilkenny.jpeg|Clara Castle, County Kilkenny built by the the Shorthall family sometime in the late 15th or early 16th century. | File:ClaraCastle-Kilkenny.jpeg|Clara Castle, County Kilkenny built by the the Shorthall family sometime in the late 15th or early 16th century. | ||
File:AudleysCastle-Strangford.jpeg|Audley's Castle, one of several tower houses along the Lecale coast. The 15th century structure commands a great view of Strangford Lough. It is named after its 16th century owner, John Audley | |||
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==Other Tower Houses== | |||
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File:RockfleetCastle-Mayo.jpeg|Rockfleet Castle, County Mayo, Ireland | |||
File:AudleysCastle-Strangford.jpeg|Audley's Castle, one of several tower houses along the Lecale coast. The 15th century structure commands a great view of Strangford Lough. It is named after its 16th century owner, John Audley | |||
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Latest revision as of 21:37, 5 November 2024
Peel Towers
Notable Peel Tower Houses[edit]
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Bemersyde House is a Georgian country house with 16th century Peel Tower at its core.
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Ackergill Tower near Wick, Caithness. The five-storey tower, with 10ft thick walls, was built c1500.
Ackergill Tower near Wick, Caithness. The five-storey tower, with 10ft thick walls, was built c1500.
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’RedhouseCastle’ in East Lothian, Scotland is a late 16th century peel tower house which was extended in the 17th century and is now roofless and in ruins.
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Clara Castle, County Kilkenny built by the the Shorthall family sometime in the late 15th or early 16th century.
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Audley's Castle, one of several tower houses along the Lecale coast. The 15th century structure commands a great view of Strangford Lough. It is named after its 16th century owner, John Audley
Other Tower Houses[edit]
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Rockfleet Castle, County Mayo, Ireland
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Audley's Castle, one of several tower houses along the Lecale coast. The 15th century structure commands a great view of Strangford Lough. It is named after its 16th century owner, John Audley
Peel Tower Houses in The Media[edit]
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Bemersyde House is a Georgian country house with 16th century Peel Tower at its core.
See Also In Chimni[edit]
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Other Interesting Web Sites[edit]
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