Binnhill Tower
| Binnhill Tower | |
|---|---|
 The tower in 2017 | |
 | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Gothic |
| Town or city | Kinfauns, Perth and Kinross |
| Country | Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56°23′18″N 3°22′01″W / 56.388405°N 3.3670716°WCoordinates: 56°23′18″N 3°22′01″W / 56.388405°N 3.3670716°W |
| Completed | 1839 |
| Client | Francis Gray, 14th Lord Gray |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 4 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | William Mackenzie |
Binnhill Tower is a stone-built tower in the Gothic style, located in Kinfauns, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. A Category B listed structure,[1] it stands on Binn Hill, in the centre of Binn Wood, about 0.4 miles (0.64 km) east of Kinfauns Castle. It became roofless and was vandalised in the late 20th century.[1] It was placed on the Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland in 1997.[2] Put on the market in 2015, with an asking price of £28,000, it sold in September of that year.[2]
It was designed in 1839 by local prominent architect William Mackenzie to an order by Francis Gray, 14th Lord Gray.[3][4]
Gallery[]
Binn Wood, looking south from Deuchny Wood
References[]
- ^ a b Binnhill Tower – Historic Environment Scotland
- ^ a b Binnhill Tower, Kinfauns – Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland
- ^ William Macdonald Mackenzie - Dictionary of Scottish Architects
- ^ A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland, Samuel Lewis (1846), p. 73
External links[]
- "Binn Hill Tower Whats At The Top ?" – Valhall, YouTube, 28 September 2017
Categories:
- Towers in Scotland
- 1839 establishments in Scotland
- Category B listed buildings in Perth and Kinross