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Smailholm Tower is a peel tower at Smailholm, around five miles (8 km) west of Kelso in the Scottish Borders. Its dramatic situation, atop a crag of Lady Hill, commands wide views over the surrounding countryside. The tower is located at grid reference NT637346, just west of Sandyknowe farm, and is now a Scheduled Ancient Monument in the care of Historic Environment Scotland. In June 2007, it was awarded the maximum "five-star" status as a tourist attraction from VisitScotland, a rating bestowed on only eight other sites in Scotland.

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rdfs:label	Torre de Smailholm (ca) Torre de Smailholm (es) Torre di Smailholm (it) Tour de Smailholm (fr) Smailholm Tower (nl) Smailholm Tower (en) Torre de Smailholm (pt)
rdfs:comment	La Tour de Smailholm est une tour fortifiée située aux alentours du village de Smailholm en Écosse, à environ 8 kilomètres à l'ouest de Kelso. C'est une tour telle que celles construites le long de la frontière entre l’Écosse et l'Angleterre, qui servirent initialement de tour de garde (Peel Towers). Sa situation stratégique au sommet du rocher de Lady Hill en fait un point de vue sur l'ensemble de la campagne environnante. La Tour de Smailholm fait partie de Historic Scotland qui en assure l'entretien. En juin 2007, la tour a reçu la récompense maximale de 5 étoiles dans la catégorie « attractions touristiques » de VisitScotland (Site national de tourisme), note détenue par seulement huit autres sites en Écosse. (fr) Smailholm Tower is a peel tower at Smailholm, around five miles (8 km) west of Kelso in the Scottish Borders. Its dramatic situation, atop a crag of Lady Hill, commands wide views over the surrounding countryside. The tower is located at grid reference NT637346, just west of Sandyknowe farm, and is now a Scheduled Ancient Monument in the care of Historic Environment Scotland. In June 2007, it was awarded the maximum "five-star" status as a tourist attraction from VisitScotland, a rating bestowed on only eight other sites in Scotland. (en) La torre di Smailholm è una peel tower situata a Smailholm in Scozia. Posta sulla cima di una collina, la torre è visibile a miglia di distanza. (it) Smailholm Tower is een 15e-eeuwse woontoren gelegen 10 km ten westen van Kelso in de regio Scottish Borders (Schotland). De familie Pringle bouwde de toren en had deze in bezit tot deze in 1645 overging in handen van de familie Scott of Harden. In het begin van de achttiende eeuw werd de toren verlaten, totdat Walter Scott er in 1773 zijn intrek nam. (nl) A Torre de Smailholm, uma torre de cascalho, localiza-se próxima à vila de Smailholm, a Oeste de Kelso, na Escócia. Erguida em um cabeço rochoso, remonta ao século XV. Apresenta planta no formato retangular. Atualmente bem-preservada, abriga uma exposição de tapeçaria e de roupas de bonecas ligada ao nome de Sir Walter Scott, autor de The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border. Encontra-se classificada na categoria "A" do "listed building" desde 16 de março de 1971. (pt) La Torre de Smailholm és una torre peel que es troba propera a la vila homònima, a l'oest de , a Escòcia. Alçada en un terreny rocós, el seu origen es remunta fins al segle xv. Fou construïda originalment al segle xv o principis del segle xvi per la família del Clan Pringle. Una rasa protegeix l'enfocament occidental de la torre i els altres tres costats estan naturalment protegits per la cara de l'aflorament. Cent metres cap al sud-est, hi ha més moviment de terres marca la presència d'un assentament molt més antic, probablement que data del primer mil·lenni aC. (ca) La atalaya o Torre de Smailholm es una torre Peel que se localiza próxima a la villa , al oeste de , en Escocia. Erguida en un cabezo rocoso, su origen se remonta hasta fines del siglo XV. Presenta planta con forma rectangular. Fue construida por la familia Pringle, cuyo nombre original era Hoppringle, siervos del conde de Douglas, que detentaba las tierras de desde comienzos del siglo XV y ocupaba una parte del bosque de Ettrick a nombre de sus superiores feudales. (es)
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	VisitScotland Earl of Douglas Earl of Ellesmere List of places in Scotland List of places in the Scottish Borders Houses completed in the 16th century National Monuments Record of Scotland Clan Scott Anglo-Scottish border Peel tower Walter Scott Wark on Tweed Historic Scotland properties in the Scottish Borders Barmkin Brotherstone Hill Ettrick Forest Hall house Historic Environment Scotland J. M. W. Turner Towers completed in the 16th century Border Reivers Listed castles in Scotland Tower houses in Scotland Kelso, Scottish Borders Peel towers in the Scottish Borders 15th-century establishments in Scotland Scheduled Ancient Monuments in the Scottish Borders Tower house Marmion (poem) Clan Pringle Merk (coin) Old English Smailholm Entresol Scheduled Ancient Monument Fox Talbot Castles in Scotland Smailholm, Scottish Borders
Link from a Wikipage to an external page	http://www.kbaverstock.co.uk/smailholm http://www.smailholm.org.uk http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/57231/details/smailholm+tower/ https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/smailholm-tower
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