Aikwood Tower
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Aikwood Tower (also known as Oakwood Tower) is a 16th-century tower house in Selkirkshire, four miles southwest of Selkirk, on the Ettrick Water. The tower is a Category A listed building.[1]
The tower was built in 1535, but in the late 18th century it was abandoned as a dwelling and was used as a store on the adjoining farm. The building was restored in the 1990s by the Liberal politician Lord Steel and now houses a permanent exhibit on the author and poet James Hogg (1770–1835), also known as "The Ettrick Shepherd".
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- Location map: 55°31’29"N, 2°55’27"W
- Streetmap: NT4165826050
