Key facts
- Operator
- Historic Environment Scotland
- Condition
- Ruin
- Access
- Free, open access
Pinpoint
Gordon TD3 6JL
Website www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/greenknowe-tower
Possible Opening hours
Opening times change. Always check the official website before you travel.
| Monday | Open 24 hours |
| Tuesday | Open 24 hours |
| Wednesday | Open 24 hours |
| Thursday | Open 24 hours |
| Friday | Open 24 hours |
| Saturday | Open 24 hours |
| Sunday | Open 24 hours |
A free 16th-century L-plan tower house near Gordon, currently fenced off due to falling masonry - so this is an exterior-only stop, reached on foot from a roadside lay-by. What's left standing is well preserved for an unstaffed site with no visitor centre.
Worth the trip
The tower's L-plan silhouette against open countryside, best appreciated from the walk around its fenced perimeter.
Before you go
Park in the lay-by opposite and follow the short, well-maintained path; you can't go inside - reviewers report it's been fenced off a long while pending repair funding.
Most reviewers describe Greenknowe Tower as a quick, worthwhile stop reached via a short walk from a roadside layby, though the tower has been fenced off for safety due to falling masonry, so most visits are limited to viewing it from outside. One reviewer questions why it has remained closed for so long. Despite the restricted access, the setting and the building's well-preserved exterior are consistently praised, and reviewers appreciate the maintenance work by Historic Scotland.
Free 16th-century L-plan tower near Gordon
“Looks interesting, couldn't go in to see as it is fenced off due to 'falling masonary'”— Steve Hughes, visitor review
