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Title: Sixth report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Berwick
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Scotland. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions
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Publisher: Edinburgh : H.M. Stationery Off.
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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knowe tower (fig. 84) is situated onthe north side of the main road leading to Earlston and distant about\ mile to the west of the village of West Gordon. It stands upon alow grassy knoll which has been originally defended by marshyground on all sides, of which ample evidence still remains. Im-mediately to the west of the tower there is a considerable extent oflevel ground which possibly marks the site of a garden, while rowsof stately trees seem to indicate the line of an avenue which hasapproached the castle from the north. The building is L-shaped on plan (fig. 85), the larger wing measur-ing some 24 feet by 15 within walls averaging 4 feet in thickness,while the shorter wing is 15 feet 6 inches in width with a projectionof 10 feet 4 inches eastwards. The entrance doorway, with its fineiron yett (described in the Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries ofScotland cited below), is in the usual position at the re-entering angle, Ancient and Historical Monuments—County of Berwick.
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Fig. 84.—Greenknowe Tower from the South-east (No. 165). To face p. 90. INVENTORY OF MONUMENTS, ETC., IN COUNTY OF BERWICK. 91 Parish of Gordon. giving direct access to the stair foot, whence a doorway in the maineast wall leads down three steps to the vaulted kitchen, which has anarched fireplace formed in the north wall 8 feet 6 inches wide by5 feet deep. There is a small wall-recess at the back of the westin-go and also an ambry in the main north wall. The three remainingsides of this apartment are lighted by small loophole windows, theone in the east wall being placed so as to command the entrance. Asmall trap-door has been con-structed in the crown of themain vault, no doubt for thehaulage of goods from the kitchento the floor above. The great hallon the first floor is gained bymeans of a spacious wheel-stairwith steps 4 feet 6 inches inwidth, whence the usual turretstaircase, corbelled out over there-entering angle, has communi-cated with three upper floors,giving access to ro

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