Tower of Hallbar
The Tower of Hallbar, also known as Hallbar Tower and Braidwood Castle, is a 16th-century tower house, located to the west of the River Clyde in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Residential building
- Description: 16th-century tower house in Scotland
- Also known as: “Braidwood Castle” and “Hallbar Tower”
- Address: Braidwood Road
- Roof shape: pitched
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lee Castle and Craignethan Castle.
Lee Castle
Castle
Photo: John Preston Neale, Public domain.
Lee Castle, also known as The Lee, is a castellated mansion in Auchenglen, a branch of the Clyde Valley in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located 1.5 kilometres south of Braidwood, and 4 kilometres north-west of Lanark. Lee Castle is situated 1 mile east of Tower of Hallbar.
Craignethan Castle
Castle
Photo: Hugh Miller, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Craignethan Castle is a ruined castle in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located above the River Nethan, a tributary of the River Clyde, at NS816464. Craignethan Castle is situated 1½ miles west of Tower of Hallbar.
Crossford, Main Street, War Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Richard West, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crossford, Main Street, War Memorial is situated 1 mile southwest of Tower of Hallbar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Braidwood and Crossford.
Braidwood
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Braidwood is a small village near Carluke, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The medieval barony of Braidwood included the Tower of Hallbar. Braidwood House, former seat of Lord Clydesmuir, is one of the major local landmarks.
Crossford
Village
Photo: David Hamilton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crossford is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Crossford lies on the A72, alongside the River Clyde and the River Nethan, 4+1⁄2 miles northwest of Lanark and nine miles southeast of Hamilton.
Cartland
Village
Cartland is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Cartland is situated 2 miles east of Tower of Hallbar.
Tower of Hallbar
- Categories: Tower House, castle, building, historic site, and historic building
- Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.70364° or 55° 42′ 13″ northLongitude
-3.84857° or 3° 50′ 55″ westInception
15th centuryLevels
5Open location code
9C7RP532+FHOpenStreetMap ID
way 451704835OpenStreetMap feature
building=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=pitchedWikidata ID
Q7829765
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Turkish—“Tower of Hallbar” goes by many names.
- German: “Tower of Hallbar”
- Portuguese: “Torre Hallbar”
- Turkish: “Hallbar Kulesi”
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