Buckholm Tower
Tower Galashiels Scotland

Buckholm Tower

Tower In Galashiels, Scotland

Buckholm Tower near Galashiels is a ruined 16th-century tower house, known for its links to Covenanter executions and eerie local ghost stories.

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55.63194, -2.823036

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