Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Hills Tower

Hills Tower, an ancient tower in Lochrutton parish, E Kirkcudbrightshire, 5¾ miles WSW of Dumfries. Dating from times unknown to record it includes , later entrance lodge inscribed with the date 1598, and continues in tolerable preservation.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

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Feature Description: "an ancient tower"   (ADL Feature Type: "towers")
Administrative units: Lochrutton Parish       Kirkcudbrightshire County

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