Repentance Tower
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Repentance Tower is a tower house in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, first built in 1565. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Hoddom Castle, 0.5 mi away.
Repentance Tower at a glance
Built
1565
16th century
Type
Tower house
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Nearest castle
Hoddom Castle
0.5 mi away
About Repentance Tower
The Repentance Tower is a very rare example of a mid-16th century watch tower standing on Trailtrow Hill, six miles north-west of Annan, Dumfries and Galloway. Built in 1565 by John Maxwell, the tower takes its name from an inscription Repentance carved on the stonework above the entrance door.
From the Wikipedia article on Repentance Tower, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Repentance Tower sits at 55.0375, -3.3237 in Dumfries and Galloway. The closest other castles are Hoddom Castle (0.5 mi), Annan Castle (4.1 mi) and Comlongon Castle (5.1 mi). Dumfries and Galloway has 64 castles in all.
