Kinpurney tower, Newtyle, Scotland March 2011

[spacepunk]

An exhausting 2 mile hike uphill to reach this shell of a lookout tower that dominates the skyline as you drive along the backroads of the Newtyle area. The views are amazing, but ultimately, not a lot to see of the tower itself. Still, we've been meaning to do this for years and that's another one of the list.

 

[krela]

What a great looking tower!

 

[Seahorse]

Pure folly.

 

[Smellycat]

nice to see you back on dp sp

 

[spacepunk]

Oh quel embarrasement! The tower is actually called Kinpurney tower.

 

[RichardB]

I've fixed the thread title for you.

 

[wolfism]

It's a lovely spot with a great view over Strathmore, and IIRC it was built by George Kinloch as an observatory – he was one of the promoters of the Dundee-Newtyle Railway. There's some history in one of Colin Gibson's wee local history books…