A solitary stone structure that held power in the Scottish Borders

Wrae Tower, located in the upper Tweed Valley of the Scottish Borders, is a fragment of a once grand stone tower house. Though only a few metres high remains today, the structure hints at a powerful past. The Tweedies of Drumelzier, an ancient family dating back to 1320, likely built the tower in the 16th century. One jamb remains of the north-west ground floor entrance, and rough corbelling on the north-east wall suggests an original design that was far grander than what remains today. Wrae Tower was a powerhouse in its day, but now it stands as a solitary structure, watching over the Tweed valley.

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