Smailholm Tower stands on a prominent ridge near the Roxburgh town of Kelso in the Scottish Borders. The young Walter Scott was particularly fond of Smailholm and visited the place regularly, returning just before he died with the painter J.M.W.Turner. Smailholm was originally a Pringle stronghold and often attacked by English raiders, but later became the property of Robert Scott, Sir Walter’s grandfather, who also owned the adjacent farmhouse of Sandyknowe in 1774. The tower was a prominent landmark for ships approaching the town of Berwick, 25 miles away, and there is a recess on the top of the tower for the lookout’s lantern. To many, Smailholm Tower is the embodiment of a Border tower house. This remarkable, though sparsely-ornamented tower is now owned by Historic Scotland and contains many relics of Sir Walter Scott, including  tapestries, costumes and paintings.

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