Peel towers are small fortified keeps or tower houses, built along the English and Scottish borders in the Scottish Marches and North of England, mainly between the mid-14th century and about 1600. Th
Arnside Tower, a late-medieval pele tower in Cumbria
Smailholm Tower near Kelso in Scotland
Preston Tower, Northumberland
A tower house is a particular type of stone structure, built for defensive purposes as well as habitation. Tower houses began to appear in the Middle Ages, especially in mountainous or limited access
Peel tower
…Peel towers (also spelt pele) are small fortified keeps or tower houses, built along the English and Scottish borders in the Scottish Marches and North of England, mainly between the mid-14th century and about 1600. They…
The Tower of Hallbar in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
Towers of San Gimignano in Tuscany, Italy.
Pazo and tower, San Miguel das Penas, Galicia, Spain.
Quintela Tower Manor in Portugal.