Binnhill Tower
Binnhill Tower is a stone-built tower in the Gothic style, located in Kinfauns, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. A Category B listed structure,[1] it stands on Binn Hill, in the centre of Binn Wood, about 0.4 miles (0.64 km) east of Kinfauns Castle. It became roofless and was vandalised in the late 20th century.[1] It was placed on the Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland in 1997.[2] Put on the market in 2015, with an asking price of £28,000, it sold in September of that year.[2]
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_(geograph_5611335).jpg.webp) The tower in 2017 | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Gothic |
| Town or city | Kinfauns, Perth and Kinross |
| Country | Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56.388405°N 3.3670716°W |
| Completed | 1839 |
| Client | Francis Gray, 14th Lord Gray |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 4 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | William Mackenzie |
It was designed in 1839 by local prominent architect William Mackenzie to an order by Francis Gray, 14th Lord Gray.[3][4]
Gallery
Binn Wood, looking south from Deuchny Wood
References
- Binnhill Tower – Historic Environment Scotland
- Binnhill Tower, Kinfauns – Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland
- William Macdonald Mackenzie - Dictionary of Scottish Architects
- A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland, Samuel Lewis (1846), p. 73
External links
- "Binn Hill Tower Whats At The Top ?" – Valhall, YouTube, 28 September 2017
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