Ardclach Bell Tower

Ardclach Bell Tower
The building in 2011, looking north
Interactive map of Ardclach Bell Tower
General information
Type	Bell tower Watch tower Keep
Location	Ardclach, Highland, Scotland
Coordinates	57°29′10″N3°44′48″W / 57.486123°N 3.746715°W / 57.486123; -3.746715
Completed	1655(370 years ago) (1655)
Technical details
Floor count	2

Ardclach Bell Tower is an historic structure in Ardclach, Scottish Highlands. Dating to at least 1655, it is now a Category A listed building. ^[1] It is believed to be the only tower and belfry combination in Scotland. ^{[2] [3]}

The structure, erected as a tower, belfry and keep, is a simple square with a two-storey tower with a double pitched roof. It is harled with ashlar dressings. ^[1]

A monogram, "MGB", above the second-storey fireplace, refers to Margaret Grant Brodie, wife of Alexander Brodie of Lethen. ^[1]

Gallery

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  Date inscription
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  "MGB" monogram carving

References

1. Ardclach Bell Tower - Historic Environment Scotland
2. The Castellated and Domestic Architecture of Scotland from the Twelfth to the Eighteenth Century, David MacGibbon, Thomas Ross (1887), pp. 218–222
3. Ardclach Bell Tower – Canmore

Sources

• George Bain, History of Nairnshire (1893) pp. 506–7
• V. Gordon Childe and W Douglas Simpson, Illustrated Guide to Ancient Monuments (1967) p. 108