Greenknowe Tower, Berwickshire

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Greenknowe Tower stands tall on what may have been the mound of an earlier castle, to the west of the village of Gordon (Berwickshire). Bearing the date 1581 in an inscription above the entrance doorway, it in fact is a substantial reworking of an older building, possibly the first Scottish castle of the mighty Gordon clan. The carved lintel above the doorway and the tower’s original iron gate are rare survivals.

Made from red sandstone, the tower house is attractively situated among ageing deciduous trees and is surrounded by grassy marshland.

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