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It is 7.77 metres (25.5 ft) by 6.5 metres (21 ft) with walls about 1.2 metres (3 ft 11 in) thick. It is two storeys tall, plus a
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Castles of the clans : the strongholds and seats of 750 Scottish families and clans
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Category A listed buildings in the Scottish Borders
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Scottish Borders
OS grid reference
NT 67177 11754
Listed Building
LB13886
Scheduled monument
SM1717

Scottish Borders
garret
hearth
Peel tower
"Blog – Mervinslaw Pele House: Mervinslaw Tower: Mervins Law: Zearwingnslawe: Zernwingslaw"
Historic Environment Scotland
"Details from database (SM1717)"
ISBN
1899874100
ISBN
978-1899874361
Mervinslaw Pele-house
Canmore
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Castles in the Scottish Borders
Ayton Castle
Billie Castle
Branxholme Castle

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