Saturday 13 February 2010

Sir Andrew Wood's Tower

Sir Andrew Wood's Tower is a scheduled monument in the grounds of the ruins of Largo House. The tower is the last surviving fragment of the medieval Largo House, built in 1491. It is all that remains of a fortalice (fortified house) complete with moat, built by Sir Andrew Wood on the site of an earlier castle and was demolished around 1750 when the current Largo House was built. Originally it would have been one of four corner towers to the house. There is no public access but a good view of it can be seen from a footpath at the edge of a field between Keils Den and Upper Largo.
Sir Andrew Wood was a naval hero, sometimes hailed as the Scottish Nelson. He was Admiral to James 111 and 1V. He had two ships The Flower and The Yellow Carvel.

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