Reg.Nr. 98/UK12

Liberton Tower restoration, Edinburgh

Liberton Tower, sited with spectacular views over the city of Edinburgh, is a fifteenth century tower house of particular interest in the evolution of Scottish architecture. The solid stone roof of the building has survived extraordinarily well and is the main reason for the ...
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Project details

Title:Liberton Tower restoration, Edinburgh
Entr. year: 1998
Result:Diploma
Country: United Kingdom
Town: Edinburgh (Scotland)
Category type: architectural heritage
Building type/ Project type: residential building
Former use:Tower house
Actual use:Self-contained holiday accomodation
Built: 15th century
Architect / Proj.leader: Simpson and Brown Architects (Edinburgh - GB)
The Jury's citation: For the faithful restoration and practical re-use of a historic tower house, based on sound conservation principles.
GPS:55°54'51.5" N; 3°10'37.7" W
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Description:
Liberton Tower, sited with spectacular views over the city of Edinburgh, is a fifteenth century tower house of particular interest in the evolution of Scottish architecture. The solid stone roof of the building has survived extraordinarily well and is the main reason for the survival of the tower in such a good state of preservation and remarkably unaltered since it became uninhabitated in the seventeenth century. The Castles of Scotland Preservation Trust commissioned archeological investigations and the restoration of the building, permitting minor adaptation to allow the building to be let out as a self-contained holiday accomodation