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177: 76: 22: 150:. King James levied an army and proceeded through the forest and slighted many houses of his opponents. Wat Scott did not get off lightly and Dryhope was amongst Scott of Harden's fortalices that were 154:. The tower seems to have been rebuilt by 1613. The castle fell into terminal decay in the latter part of the 17th century and was acquired by the senior branch of the Scotts, the 551: 335: 115: 546: 103:
in 1535, that required large landholders in the Borderlands to build barmkins of stone and lime, sixty square feet in area and with walls of one
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The vault of the basement partially survives, so that the ground floor and first floor can be viewed at the same time.
67:. The site itself was protected on two sides, to the east by the Dryhope Burn and to the west by the Kirkstead Burn. 138:, and Scott took possession of Dryhope following his marriage. However, in 1592, Wat Scott fell out of favour with 355: 260: 170: 176: 234: 470: 83:
Built of local stone, Dryhope Tower was originally a four storey building, with the first two storeys of
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Estate, and has recently been undergoing stabilisation work. It has been designated a
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for the resett and defense of him, his tennents, and his gudis in troublous tyme
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The castle belonged to the Scotts of Dryhope, and a daughter of the House,
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The tower was likely to have been raised according to a statute of the
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was known as the "Flower of Yarrow" and was also an ancestor of
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construction. The tower rests within the remains of a
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Scheduled Ancient Monuments in the Scottish Borders
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Dryhope Tower in the Landscape; view from Duck Pond
134:. The property passed to Wat Scott's family, the 528: 51:. It lies approximately equidistant between the 329: 547:Archaeological sites in the Scottish Borders 215:Scheduled monuments in the Scottish Borders 336: 322: 175: 74: 63:, and defended the north eastern end of 20: 529: 205:List of places in the Scottish Borders 91:which also contained other buildings. 317: 144:Francis Stewart, 1st Earl of Bothwell 16:Castle in Scottish Borders, Scotland 250:, vol. 5 (Edinburgh, 1881), p. 769. 161:Dryhope Tower today belongs to the 13: 146:, and involvement in an attack on 14: 573: 107:thickness and six ells in height 122:. Mary was given in marriage to 542:Castles in the Scottish Borders 537:History of the Scottish Borders 345:Castles in the Scottish Borders 70: 253: 241: 227: 1: 261:Historic Environment Scotland 248:Register of the Privy Council 220: 171:Historic Environment Scotland 142:due to his association with 43:, in the historic county of 7: 184: 10: 578: 210:List of places in Scotland 94: 562:Selkirk, Scottish Borders 351: 181: 101:Parliament of Scotland 80: 26: 179: 78: 39:in the valley of the 24: 300:55.51083°N 3.16167°W 296: /  491:Thirlestane Castle 416:Ferniehirst Castle 305:55.51083; -3.16167 182: 167:scheduled monument 156:Dukes of Buccleuch 81: 47:, now part of the 27: 524: 523: 511:Wedderburn Castle 366:Branxholme Castle 569: 436:Hermitage Castle 431:Greenknowe Tower 401:Edrington Castle 376:Cranshaws Castle 338: 331: 324: 315: 314: 311: 310: 308: 307: 306: 301: 297: 294: 293: 292: 289: 276: 275: 273: 271: 257: 251: 245: 239: 238: 231: 136:Scotts of Harden 120:Sir Walter Scott 49:Scottish Borders 577: 576: 572: 571: 570: 568: 567: 566: 527: 526: 525: 520: 516:Whitslaid Tower 496:Tinnis (Yarrow) 486:Smailholm Tower 481:Roxburgh Castle 466:Neidpath Castle 461:Mervinslaw Pele 456:Mangerton Tower 446:Jedburgh Castle 371:Cessford Castle 347: 342: 304: 302: 298: 295: 290: 287: 285: 283: 282: 280: 279: 269: 267: 258: 254: 246: 242: 233: 232: 228: 223: 187: 148:Falkland Palace 97: 73: 17: 12: 11: 5: 575: 565: 564: 559: 554: 549: 544: 539: 522: 521: 519: 518: 513: 508: 503: 501:Traquair House 498: 493: 488: 483: 478: 473: 468: 463: 458: 453: 451:Kirkhope Tower 448: 443: 438: 433: 428: 423: 418: 413: 411:Fatlips Castle 408: 403: 398: 393: 388: 386:Drochil Castle 383: 378: 373: 368: 363: 358: 352: 349: 348: 341: 340: 333: 326: 318: 278: 277: 252: 240: 225: 224: 222: 219: 218: 217: 212: 207: 202: 200:St Mary's Loch 197: 186: 183: 130:, a notorious 96: 93: 72: 69: 65:St Mary's Loch 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 574: 563: 560: 558: 555: 553: 550: 548: 545: 543: 540: 538: 535: 534: 532: 517: 514: 512: 509: 507: 504: 502: 499: 497: 494: 492: 489: 487: 484: 482: 479: 477: 474: 472: 471:Newark Castle 469: 467: 464: 462: 459: 457: 454: 452: 449: 447: 444: 442: 439: 437: 434: 432: 429: 427: 424: 422: 421:Floors Castle 419: 417: 414: 412: 409: 407: 404: 402: 399: 397: 394: 392: 391:Dryhope Tower 389: 387: 384: 382: 381:Cavers Castle 379: 377: 374: 372: 369: 367: 364: 362: 361:Billie Castle 359: 357: 354: 353: 350: 346: 339: 334: 332: 327: 325: 320: 319: 316: 312: 309: 266: 262: 256: 249: 244: 236: 230: 226: 216: 213: 211: 208: 206: 203: 201: 198: 196: 192: 189: 188: 178: 174: 172: 168: 164: 159: 157: 153: 149: 145: 141: 140:King James VI 137: 133: 132:Border Reiver 129: 125: 121: 117: 112: 110: 106: 102: 92: 90: 86: 77: 68: 66: 62: 58: 54: 50: 46: 42: 38: 35: 31: 30:Dryhope Tower 25:Dryhope Tower 23: 19: 476:Nisbet House 426:Fulton Tower 390: 356:Ayton Castle 281: 268:. Retrieved 255: 247: 243: 229: 191:Cappercleuch 160: 113: 108: 98: 82: 71:Construction 45:Selkirkshire 41:Yarrow Water 32:is a ruined 29: 28: 18: 441:Hume Castle 406:Fast Castle 396:Duns Castle 303: / 270:21 February 163:Philiphaugh 531:Categories 288:55°30′39″N 221:References 116:Mary Scott 37:peel tower 291:3°09′42″W 124:Wat Scott 185:See also 152:slighted 128:Kirkhope 34:Scottish 237:. 1887. 195:Dryhope 95:History 89:barmkin 85:vaulted 61:Selkirk 557:Moffat 506:Venlaw 57:Moffat 53:burghs 272:2019 59:and 169:by 126:of 105:ell 55:of 533:: 263:. 193:, 173:. 158:. 111:. 337:e 330:t 323:v 274:.

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Scottish
peel tower
Yarrow Water
Selkirkshire
Scottish Borders
burghs
Moffat
Selkirk
St Mary's Loch

vaulted
barmkin
Parliament of Scotland
ell
Mary Scott
Sir Walter Scott
Wat Scott
Kirkhope
Border Reiver
Scotts of Harden
King James VI
Francis Stewart, 1st Earl of Bothwell
Falkland Palace
slighted
Dukes of Buccleuch
Philiphaugh
scheduled monument
Historic Environment Scotland

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