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Location: Aikwood Tower
Town: Selkirk
Information: Aikwood Tower (also Oakwood Tower) sits 4 miles (6 km) south west of Selkirk by the hamlet of Oakwood in Ettrickdale.
The lands of Aikwood were granted, in 1517, on behalf of the infant King James V, to Maister Michael Scott, namesake of the thirteenth century scholar on whom the legends of wizardry are founded. Previously, Aikwood has been one of the forest steadings in the Royal Forest of Ettrick: the outright grant may indicate that Michael Scott had performed some royal service.
Built by the Scott family in 1535, the tower passed to Murrays, then back to the Scotts, before being sold to Lord Steel of Aikwood who restored it in 1992. The tower is four storeys high with an attic and corner cap-houses, the adjoining byre is used for exhibitions. These include a permanent exhibition describing the life of author and poet James Hogg, the 'Ettrick Shepherd' (1770 - 1835).
Photos: http://www.edinfilm.com/locations/10705
Titles: The Three Perils of Man |
Authors: Michael Scott (The Wizard) |
SITEMAP | LINKS | TERMS & CONDITIONS | © Edinburgh Film Focus 2009
Home | Location detail page
Location: Aikwood Tower
Town: Selkirk
Information: Aikwood Tower (also Oakwood Tower) sits 4 miles (6 km) south west of Selkirk by the hamlet of Oakwood in Ettrickdale.
The lands of Aikwood were granted, in 1517, on behalf of the infant King James V, to Maister Michael Scott, namesake of the thirteenth century scholar on whom the legends of wizardry are founded. Previously, Aikwood has been one of the forest steadings in the Royal Forest of Ettrick: the outright grant may indicate that Michael Scott had performed some royal service.
Built by the Scott family in 1535, the tower passed to Murrays, then back to the Scotts, before being sold to Lord Steel of Aikwood who restored it in 1992. The tower is four storeys high with an attic and corner cap-houses, the adjoining byre is used for exhibitions. These include a permanent exhibition describing the life of author and poet James Hogg, the 'Ettrick Shepherd' (1770 - 1835).
Photos: http://www.edinfilm.com/locations/10705
Titles: The Three Perils of Man |
Authors: Michael Scott (The Wizard) |
SITEMAP | LINKS | TERMS & CONDITIONS | © Edinburgh Film Focus 2009