Gartincaber Tower at the centre of Scotland Traditional Cache
Scottiedogz: The tower had gone and now the cache
Gartincaber Tower at the centre of Scotland
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You can see the tumbled down remains of Gartincaber Tower - a folly that local tradition states marks the centre of Scotland West to East. Unfortunately it too needs maintenance as its fallen down !!!!!
When we first hid this cache the tower was still standing, but one stormy night it collapsed!
Gartincaber Tower is on a small hill east of Doune. It was built in 1799 by William Murdoch of Gartincaber House. It is a folly and was not a functional building as such. Tradition dictates that it was intended to mark the centre of Scotland, which locals claim is situated near here. The tower is a two storey gothic octagon with a parapet. It may have been built for the people of Gartincaber to enjoy the view of the surrounding countryside
Gartincaber Tower was used as a Second World War lookout post and was painted white. It was later used as a trig point and again for military purposes during the 1950s and 1960s, when it was used to communicate with other points nearby, by lamp flashing. It is now in a poor condition & is unsafe to go into.
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