Tower of Hallbar The Tower of Hallbar , also known as Hallbar Tower and Braidwood Castle , is a 16th - century tower house , located to the west of the River Clyde in South Lanarkshire , Scotland . The tower is situated above the Fiddler Burn , 3 . 5 km south - west of Carluke , and 1 . 5 km east of Crossford . It has recently been restored and is let out as holiday accommodation . History . The barony of Braidwood was first granted to John de Monfod in 1326 , by Robert the Bruce . In 1581 , the barony was transferred to Harie Stewart of Gogar , brother of James Stewart of Bothwellmuir , who was briefly Earl of Arran during the insanity of the third earl , James Hamilton . The tower was recorded at this time , making it likely that it was built in response to James V ' s edict that " tours of fence " be built on all lands over £100 Scots in value . Braidwood , and Hallbar with it , came into the possession of Lord Maitland of Thirlestane Castle , later passing through the hands of the Marquess of Douglas , before changing hands again in 1681 , when it was bought by George Lockhart of Lee Castle , whose estate adjoined Braidwood to the south . By the mid 19th century the tower was in ruins , but dereliction was prevented by Sir Norman Macdonald Lockhart Bt . , the young laird of Lee , who had the tower restored by a Dr D R Rankin of Carluke in 1861 . The upper parts of the castle , including parapet , caphouse , gables and roof , were rebuilt at this time . The tower was then leased , generating income for the Lockharts . One notable tenant was the Rev . Neville Donaldson , minister of Glasgow Cathedral , who lived here during the 1950s and 60s . The last tenant left in 1984 , and the tower once again became semi - derelict , succumbing to vandalism . Hallbar is still owned by the Lockharts of Lee , but in 1998 a lease was agreed with the Vivat Trust , a historic buildings preservation trust . The trust agreed to restore and convert the Tower for use as holiday accommodation . The tower . The narrow , five storey tower is only 7 . 5m square , with walls up to 1 . 6m thick . Each level originally had a single room , with a winding stair , built into the thickness of the walls , wrapping around and linking the floors . At the basement level was a low vaulted cellar with its own access . The main door was at first floor level giving access to a small hall . Above this are two further rooms , the second vaulted . The stair continues to a pyramidal caphouse , giving access to the east parapet walk . The west parapet walk is accessed through the garret room at this level . The parapets walks are corbelled , as is an oriel window in the south gable . A projecting garderobe was also added on the west wall in the 19th century . Within the outer face of the north gable is a dovecot , formerly accessed via a timber walkway from a high level door . The chimney runs behind the pigeon holes , ensuring the birds were kept warm in winter . To the south of the castle , a barmkin or courtyard , approximately 30m by 13m , was originally surrounded by a stone wall . It is likely that the first floor doorway was accessed from a walkway on top of the courtyard wall . The renovation of 1998 has been sensitively carried out , with few major alterations . The vaulted cellar now contains a kitchen , while a bathroom has been installed on the second floor , now subdivided into two rooms and a passage . Other works were carried out to strengthen the stone walls , and to reduce the weight of the roof . In the hall , the ceiling was painted with a medieval design incorporating the Lockhart arms . The tower is a category A listed building , while the ground to the south , which may once have formed a barmkin , is a Scheduled Ancient Monument . The tower itself was de - scheduled to allow the conversion works to go ahead . As of 2006 , there is a house at Carluke High School named after the tower , although - for unknown reasons - the school spells it as ' Halbar ' .