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

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
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Latitude

55.70364° or 55° 42′ 13″ north

Longitude

-3.84857° or 3° 50′ 55″ west

Inception

15th century

Levels

Roof shape

pitched

Open location code

9C7RP532+FH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 451704835

OpenStreetMap feature

building=residential

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

Wikidata 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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Highlights include Orchard House and Aaronshill Wood.

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