Scrabo Tower

Scrabo Tower is a 135-foot Scottish Baronial Revival monument built between 1857 and 1859 on Scrabo Hill near Newtownards in County Down. The tower was erected as a memorial to Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, following his death in 1854. A local committee organized a design competition in 1855, with a budget cap of £2,000. The winning design came from the architectural firm L...