Slamannan?

[mosstrooper]

I'm loving this thread!   

I haven't a clue where or what the tower is but there's been some fantastic links posted which hopefully will help anybody searching in the future.

A real whistlestop tour of my wee part of the country!

Anne

Dear Anne,
                    I'm glad you are enjoying this, here are some more Turrets and Towers for you.

This is Callander House Falkirk.

[apanderson]

Awww, thank you Mosstrooper!

What a pretty wee picture although I've never quite seen that view of Callendar House and I'm there a million times a year!

I think my favourite turrety/tower place, well, I have three favourites . . .
Inverary Castle, Dunrobin Castle and Floors Castle - can you tell I love these sorts of places??

In saying that, my all time favourite has to be Eilean Donan - although it's not really 'real' 

Anne

[Alwef]

Just to bring this thread up to date and back on topic, I sent the photos to RCAHMS, and have just received a response from their Buildings Survey Dept.

They do not think this is either Airthey Castle or Dunmore Tower but can't actually pin it down. The likelihood is that it is an ornate 19th C gatehouse, possibly by David Bryce.

Does that ring any further bells with anyone?

[goldy]

I found this about him

http://web.archive.org/web/20110718111953/http://www.davidbryce.org.uk/intro.html

[Alwef]

Thanks Goldy. I can see why they suggested Bryce, though none of the buildings illustrated seem to fit my photos.

In over a hundred years, of course, some or all of the buildings may have disappeared, but they are quite distinctive and are likely to have been within striking distance, in 19th century terms, of Slamannan, this being where this part of the family lived at the time.

[JAP]

Hi Alwef,

On the index page, there's an email address for the author of the site posted by Goldy (Mr Alastair Disley).  Perhaps it might be worth sending him your photo for possible comment.

JAP

[goldy]

Dont know why this reminded me of the hunt for the tower? http://www.panoramio.com/photo/14707660.  Overtoun house Dumbarton

[Forfarian]

Oh, dear. The original pic looks like a classic bit of Victorian mock Gothic, of which there are any number all over Scotland. However a lot of them have been demolished, so it may be that the one you're looking for no longer exists.

If you can cope with the number of images, try http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=53587661

[Istrice]

Hi,

I would suggest that Pittencrieff Park in Dunfermline is a contender for the location, with the square tower and adjacent steeple being part of Dunfermline Abbey.  See attached link (https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRpBL5Q9qyzc2z-7VtRtmo-CttV2gap2l9q1XlBe9XnHOAdaJzY)

Regards
Istrice