Aikwood Tower

castle in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK

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tower house, United Kingdom, 

• British Listed Buildings entry^@
• Historic Environment Scotland entry^@
• Historic Environment Scotland entry^@
• Freebase entry^@
• Google Maps entry^@
• Tripadvisor page^@

Location: 55.524657683, -2.920171195, ///fractions.cropping.squeezed, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS,  eDoB, 

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Aikwood Tower (geograph 2483956)

Aikwood Tower, Selkirk (1914) by Tom Scott RSA

Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	British Listed Buildings entry@				Wikidata
link	Historic Environment Scotland entry@				Wikidata
link	Historic Environment Scotland entry@				Wikidata
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
link	Google Maps entry@				Wikidata
link	Tripadvisor page@				Wikidata
base	Glencorse Barracks	1803	barracks		Wikidata
base	RAF Macmerry	1941	Royal Air Force station, air base		Wikidata
bunker	Vogrie House - Midlothian Alternative Standby Headquarters		Midlothian Council, civil defense center		Wikidata
castle	Aikwood Tower		tower house, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	Bemersyde House		historic house, peel tower, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	Borthwick Castle	1430	tower house, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	Carberry Tower		castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	Dalhousie Castle		castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	Dalkeith Palace		palace, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	Ferniehirst Castle	1470	castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	Fulton Tower		tower house, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	Hermitage Castle	1240	castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	Horsburgh Castle		castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	Jedburgh Castle	1100	local authority museum, prison, museum, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	Neidpath Castle	1263	castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	Roslin Castle	1305	castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	Thirlestane Castle		independent museum, country house, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	Traquair House		country house, tower house, tripadvisor		Wikidata
image	Aikwood Tower (geograph 2483956)	2011			Wikimedia
image	Aikwood Tower, Selkirk (1914) by Tom Scott RSA				Wikimedia