Aikwood Tower (formerly known as Oakwood Tower) is a 16th-century
tower house in the
Scottish Borders
The Scottish Borders ( sco, the Mairches, 'the Marches'; gd, Crìochan na h-Alba) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Dumfries and Galloway, East Lothian, Midlothian, South Lanarkshire, West Lothi ...
area of
Scotland, southwest of the town of
Selkirk, on the
Ettrick Water
The Ettrick Water is a river in Ettrick, by the village of Ettrickbridge and the historic town of Selkirk, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.
The water, a tributary of the River Tweed, is known also as the River Ettrick, often locally ...
.
The tower is a Category A
listed building.
The tower was built in 1535, but in the late 18th century it was abandoned as a dwelling and was used as a store on the adjoining farm. The building was restored in the early 1990s by the former
Liberal Party leader
David Steel. He and his wife lived there for twenty years from 1992 to 2012. Aikwood Tower is now owned by Steel's son Rory and his wife who operate it as a private holiday home and wedding venue.
See also
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List of places in the Scottish Borders
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List of castles in Scotland
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Restoration of castles in Scotland
The restoration of castles and tower houses in Scotland, generally by private individuals and families, has been taking place for over a century and is of major significance in the field of historic buildings in the country, and sometimes a subjec ...
References
Gazetteer for Scotland, Aikwood Tower
External links
SCRAN: black-and-white image; listed as "Oakwood Tower"SCRAN: colour image of Aikwood towerFederation of Scottish Theatre: Rowan Tree Theatre company, based at Aikwood Tower
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Castles in the Scottish Borders
Category A listed buildings in the Scottish Borders
Listed castles in Scotland
Tourist attractions in the Scottish Borders
Houses completed in 1535
1535 establishments in Scotland
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