Ardclach Bell Tower is an historic structure in Ardclach, Scottish Highlands. Dating to at least 1655, it is now a Category A listed building.[1] It is believed to be the only tower and belfry combination in Scotland.[2][3]

Ardclach Bell Tower
The building in 2011, looking north
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General information
TypeBell tower
Watch tower
Keep
LocationArdclach, Highland, Scotland
Coordinates57°29′10″N 3°44′48″W / 57.486123°N 3.746715°W / 57.486123; -3.746715
Completed1655; 369 years ago (1655)
Technical details
Floor count2

The structure, erected as a tower, belfry and keep, is a simple square with a two-storey tower with a double pitched roof. It is harled with ashlar dressings.[1]

A monogram, "MGB", above the second-storey fireplace, refers to Margaret Grant Brodie, wife of Alexander Brodie of Lethen.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Ardclach Bell Tower - Historic Environment Scotland
  2. ^ The Castellated and Domestic Architecture of Scotland from the Twelfth to the Eighteenth Century, David MacGibbon, Thomas Ross (1887), pp. 218–222
  3. ^ Ardclach Bell TowerCanmore

Sources

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  • George Bain, History of Nairnshire (1893) pp. 506–7
  • V. Gordon Childe and W Douglas Simpson, Illustrated Guide to Ancient Monuments (1967) p. 108