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The Barnweil Tower, North Ayrshire
Also known as The Wallace Tower Between Symington and Tarbolton, in Ayrshire. This view is looking north, towards Symington. Sadly, the tower is no longer open to the public due mostly to the radio masts on the roof and the associated risk of danger from the electricity supply. Still, who cares about history and heritage as long as someone's making some money renting the access. This was built in 1855 and paid for either by subscription or by the local landowner, depending on which source is accurate. It's a monument to Sir William Wallace who is reputed to have stood on this spot as he watched Edward Longshanks' stables burning at Ayr, a few miles away on the coast. He's supposed to have said “These English, they barn weil.” It translates as “burn well”. (He didn't, of course, for a whole bunch of reasons, but it makes a good story.) The images shown on this website are reduced and compressed .jpg versions of much larger images. These versions are ideal for showing the quality and character of 197 aerial photography's work. Full-sized files for licensed commercial use are generally of at least 5,000 pixels wide and as you would expect they all show a great deal more detail and clarity than website-quality versions. Click this line to view the Image Quality Sample page All of the photographs, logos, graphics and text on this website are Copyright © Alan Mackie and all Moral Rights are asserted Click this line to read this website's copyright information page
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