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Edinburgh, Liberton, Tower Or Castle of Malbet

Tower House (medieval)(possible)
Edinburgh, Liberton, Tower Or Castle of Malbet
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Malbet's tower rose in Liberton beside Edinburgh, a medieval shadow where stone and memory still tangle. Whether it guarded a family, a road or a secret, the name itself sounds like a lock waiting for a key. To walk past that area is to hear the city admit it has forgotten one of its own bones.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, Liberton, Tower Or Castle of Malbet as Tower House (medieval)(possible). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The Tower or Castle of Malbet in Liberton, Edinburgh, was likely built by the de Malbet family in the 14th or 15th century. It is remembered as a medieval tower house that reflects the defensive and aristocratic architecture of early modern Scotland.

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