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Torthorwald Tower
It has obviously been abandoned for a long time, probably since 1715, and grass is growing pretty well on the upper wall.
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The
tower was the property of the Torthorwald family in the 13th
century, and was the centre of the still-existing village of
Torthorwald. The lands passed to the Kirkpatricks, then to Carlyles
in 1418. In 1544, Lord Carlyle sacked the castle in a raid against
his sister-in-law. The property passed by marriage to the