Evelaw Tower

Evelaw Tower is a ruined 16th century tower house, about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north west of Westruther, Scottish Borders, Scotland, and about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Wedderlie, south of Eve Law.^[1]

The castle belonged to the abbey of Drylaw, but in 1576 it was purchased by the Douglases; subsequently to the Sinclairs of Longformacus acquired it by marriage. In 1731 it was sold to the Smiths.^[1]

Evelaw Tower is an L-plan castle, comprising a main block and a small stair-tower. It has three storeys and a garret. There are wide-splayed^[2] gunloops and small windows with iron yetts. The basement of the main block, which contained the kitchens, and the upper floor of the stair-wing, are vaulted. The hall was accessed by a wide turnpike stair from the basement, while access to the private upper rooms was by the turret.^[1] The angles are rounded, but corbelled out to square at the level of the eaves.^[2] The towers is relatively complete, but there is a large breach in the re-entrant angle. The main block lies east to west; the north wing projects about 3 metres (9.8 ft) from the north west corner. There is a corbel table around the eaves of the main block and the north projecting wing. The construction is of red/purple rubble bonded with lime mortar, with red sandstone dressings.^[3] The dimensions are 10.7 metres (35 ft) by 9.7 metres (32 ft). A later entrance has been cut in the wall to the west.^[2]

• Castles in Great Britain and Ireland
• List of castles in Scotland

55°45′55″N 2°15′06″W / 55.7652°N 2.2516°W / 55.7652; -2.2516