Aberdeen, High Street, Kings College, Cromwell Tower — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Cromwell Tower stands as a medieval tower house on High Street in Aberdeen, built for Kings College. Its stones have watched the city grow from a small trading port into a busy modern place. The tower may have housed scholars, stored college goods, or simply marked the authority of the institution that owned it.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Aberdeen, High Street, Kings College, Cromwell Tower as Tower House (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Cromwell Tower, part of King's College in Aberdeen, was built in the 15th century, likely as a defensive structure associated with the college founded by King James IV in 1495. It is remembered as a notable example of medieval architecture in Aberdeen and reflects the historical link between education and defense in Scottish towns.

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