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Drumcoltran Tower grey plaque

Commemorative plaque
Drumcoltran Tower grey plaque
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This grey commemorative plaque records: Drumcoltran Tower. The traditional home of the Scottish Landowner was a tower house. Many of these were small and simply planned. This typical tower was built in the 1500s for the Maxwell family. It had originally a kitchen, hall and two upper rooms on top of each other, connected by a stair in the wing. Recorded plaque organisation: Historic Scotland.
Drumcoltran Tower, constructed in the 1500s for the Maxwell family, exemplifies the typical Scottish tower house, serving as a defensive and residential structure during turbulent periods of Scottish history.

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