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Sauchie Tower is a late medieval fortified tower house located near Alloa in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. The structure dates from the sixteenth century and exemplifies the defensive domestic architecture characteristic of the Scottish lowlands during this period. The tower retains substantial portions of its original stonework and represents an important example of a laird's residence combining residential comfort with fortified design. The site reflects the historical importance of the Alloa area and the architectural practices of minor nobility and gentry in early modern Scotland.
Sauchie Tower, tower and house is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM629. View the official record →
Sauchie Tower is a late medieval fortified tower house located near Alloa in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM629.
Sauchie Tower, tower and house 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 SM629.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Alloa,old parish church (3.3 km), Alloa Glass Works,glass cone (3.7 km), Clackmannan Tower (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Sauchie Tower, tower and house's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Sauchie Tower, tower and house stands on Scottish Coal Measures Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.