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Evelaw Tower

Scotland
HES SM5654
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Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Evelaw Tower is a ancient monument in Scotland, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference SM5654. The site is protected by law on account of its national importance to the archaeological and historical heritage of Scotland, and is managed by Historic Environment Scotland.

Evelaw Tower is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5654. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Evelaw Tower?

Evelaw Tower is a ancient monument in Scotland, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference SM5654.

Who is responsible for protecting Evelaw Tower?

Evelaw Tower is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM5654.

What other scheduled monuments are near Evelaw Tower?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Evelaw,farmstead and cultivation remains 650m WSW of (0.6 km), Bedshiel,cairn 950m NNE of (2.7 km), Halliburton,cairn 1300m N of (2.8 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Stat Accounts
The parish Statistical Accounts of the 1790s and 1830s, describing life, work and population here.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Evelaw,farmstead and cultivation remains 650m WSW of
Post-Medieval · Farmstead and cultivation remains0.6 km
Bedshiel,cairn 950m NNE of
Cairn2.7 km
Halliburton,cairn 1300m N of
Cairn2.8 km
Harelaw Moor,farmstead 1500m NE of Barebreeks Wood
Post-Medieval · Farmstead 1500m ne of barebreeks wood3.2 km
Harelaw Moor,earthwork 750m ENE of Barebreeks Wood
Earthwork 750m ene of barebreeks wood4.2 km
Blackcastle Rings,fort
Iron Age · Fort5.7 km
Houndslow,settlement 600m NW of
Settlement6 km
Herrits Dyke,linear earthwork 2400m N of Greenlaw,Greenlaw Moor
Linear earthwork 2400m n of greenlaw,greenlaw moor6.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Evelaw Tower

Evelaw Tower stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.

The wider landscape

Around Evelaw Tower

Battle of Melrose (also known as Battle of Darnick), 1526Battle (1526) · ~13.4 milesBattle of DarnickBattle · ~13.6 milesBattle of Dunbar IBattle · ~14.4 milesBattle of Dunbar IiBattle (1650) · ~15.7 miles
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