Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Midhope Tower

Midhope Tower, a well-preserved ancient castle in Abercorn parish, Linlithgowshire, near the left bank of Midhope or Pardovan Burn, 4 miles W of South Queensferry. The residence of the Earls of Linlithgow, it consists of a square turreted tower, with an unsightly addition on its E side; and over the doorway is a coronet, with the initials J. L[ivingstone].—Ord. Sur., sh. 32, 1857.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

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Feature Description: "a well-preserved ancient castle"   (ADL Feature Type: "fortifications")
Administrative units: Abercorn ScoP       West Lothian ScoCnty

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