Repentance Tower
The Repentance Tower is a very rare example of a mid-16th century watch tower standing on Trailtrow Hill, six miles north-west of Annan, Dumfries and Galloway.Photo: Logan5, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kinmount House.
Kinmount House
Building
Photo: Barry Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kinmount House is a 19th-century country house in the parish of Cummertrees in the historic county of Dumfriesshire in Dumfries and Galloway region, Scotland. Kinmount House is situated 2½ miles south of Repentance Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brydekirk and Ecclefechan.
Brydekirk
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brydekirk is a village in Annandale in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland located approximately 4 km north of Annan. The village was a planned the concept dating to 1800 from the Paisley-Dirom family of Mount Annan, set around a bridge over the River Annan. Brydekirk is situated 2 miles southeast of Repentance Tower.
Ecclefechan
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ecclefechan is a village located in Dumfries and Galloway in the south of Scotland. The village is famous for being the birthplace of Thomas Carlyle. Ecclefechan lies in the valley of the Mein Water, a tributary of the River Annan, 6+1⁄4 miles south of Lockerbie, five miles north of Annan and eight miles northwest of the English border. Ecclefechan is situated 3 miles northeast of Repentance Tower.
Annan
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Annan is a market town in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, with a population of 8700 in 2022. Many town buildings are a warm red sandstone, but the main visitor attraction is the First World War munitions complex that made "the devil's porridge".
Repentance Tower
- Type: Historic building
- Description: castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Categories: castle, Tower House, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.03751° or 55° 2′ 15″ northLongitude
-3.32375° or 3° 19′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C7R2MQG+2GOpenStreetMap ID
node 6473786213OpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q7313973
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In Other Languages
From German to Turkish—“Repentance Tower” goes by many names.
- German: “Repentance Tower”
- Turkish: “Repentance Kulesi”
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Highlights include Repentance Hill and Park House, Hoddom Castle Policies.
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