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Abbot's Tower is a
small L-plan tower house consisting of four stories and a windowless garret.
The stair tower is topped with a caphouse, and a stair-turret in the
re-entrant angle connects the second through fourth levels. The
tower was built about 1580 by John Broun, the next to last abbot of
nearby Sweetheart Abbey, possibly using stone from that Abbey, which was
about to be confiscated by the Crown. There are round bartizans at
the opposite corners. The mostly remnant barmkin dates back to an
earlier pele of 1541, built by John's father, Cuthbert, whose brother was
also abbot at that time. The Brouns allied themselves with the
Maxwells and the Counter Reformation, thus falling out of favor and into
debt. The estate was sold in1627 and fell into disrepair. A
15 year restoration project began in 1990. The castle and grounds
were for sale in 2012 for
£625,000 (currently US$845,000.)
I have no idea what it actually sold for.
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