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Information and history about the Reform Tower Monument in Towerhill Peterhead
The Reform Party built the Peterhead landmark of the Reform Tower in the year 1832 though some sources state 1834. The Reform Tower Peterhead was constructed by Whig George Mudie (the Whigs were the early Liberal Party) to commemorate the Reform Act being passed by Parliament. It was originally meant to be an observatory but further work on this function was never developed. The Reform Act meant that Peterhead became a Parliamentary Burgh and with the nearby Royal Burghs of Banff, Cullen, Elgin, Inverurie and Kintore became part of the Elgin Group and entitled the area to one Member of Parliament in the House of Commons in London.
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It is thought that the Reform Tower in Peterhead was built on a Tumulus (ancient burial mound) because fragments of skulls and a cist (stone coffin) were found in the area when the foundations for the Reform Tower were dug. The foundation stone of the Reform Tower was laid on the 8 August 1832.
Since then it has welcomed people into Peterhead, the gateway to Buchan. The height of the Reform Tower in Peterhead, now in the Towerhill housing residential area, is 58 metres (about 190 feet) above sea level. This equates to about 100m from the ground to the roof. At the time of the building of the Reform Tower in Peterhead the surrounding Towerhill area was a farm.
An inscription on the Reform Tower Peterhead at Towerhill reads:
Reform Tower Erected 1832 Renewed by Kenneth Smith Of Meethill 1907.
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The Reform Tower in Peterhead is also known as the Meethill Monument.
The interior of the Reform Tower in Peterhead remains closed to the public because the stairs can be slippy. There is no handrail inside to help people up the 93 steps to the battlement roofed area and this was considered a health and safety risk.
It is hoped that the Reform Tower in Peterhead can once again be a proud monument for the people of the Bloo Toon or Blue Toon depending on your Doric! Plans that have been suggested include cleaning up graffiti on the doors and adding lights to the tower and giving the public access to the Reform Tower Peterhead Towerhill Monument so that it can be used as a viewing tower. From the top of the Reform Tower it is possible to see as far as Rattray Bay.
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Reform Tower Peterhead Towerhill Monument
Information and history about the Reform Tower Monument in Towerhill Peterhead
The Reform Party built the Peterhead landmark of the Reform Tower in the year 1832 though some sources state 1834. The Reform Tower Peterhead was constructed by Whig George Mudie (the Whigs were the early Liberal Party) to commemorate the Reform Act being passed by Parliament. It was originally meant to be an observatory but further work on this function was never developed. The Reform Act meant that Peterhead became a Parliamentary Burgh and with the nearby Royal Burghs of Banff, Cullen, Elgin, Inverurie and Kintore became part of the Elgin Group and entitled the area to one Member of Parliament in the House of Commons in London.
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Former Royal Air Force Regiment Gunner Jason Harper witnesses this and then his wife, Pippa, telephones him, shouting that she needs him. They then get cut off. He sets straight out, unprepared for the nightmare that unfolds during his journey. Everyone seems to want to kill him.
Along the way, he pairs up with fellow survivor Imogen. But she enjoys killing the living dead far too much. Will she kill Jason in her blood thirst? Or will she hinder his journey through this zombie filled dystopian landscape to find his pregnant wife?
The Fence is the first in this series of post-apocalyptic military survival thrillers from the torturous mind of local horror and science fiction novel writer C.G. Buswell.
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Buy the Paperback.
It is thought that the Reform Tower in Peterhead was built on a Tumulus (ancient burial mound) because fragments of skulls and a cist (stone coffin) were found in the area when the foundations for the Reform Tower were dug. The foundation stone of the Reform Tower was laid on the 8 August 1832.
Since then it has welcomed people into Peterhead, the gateway to Buchan. The height of the Reform Tower in Peterhead, now in the Towerhill housing residential area, is 58 metres (about 190 feet) above sea level. This equates to about 100m from the ground to the roof. At the time of the building of the Reform Tower in Peterhead the surrounding Towerhill area was a farm.
An inscription on the Reform Tower Peterhead at Towerhill reads:
Reform Tower Erected 1832 Renewed by Kenneth Smith Of Meethill 1907.
Have you seen my beautiful golden retriever Lynne out and about in Aberdeen? Ask her for a high-five! She's a Bravehound PTSD assistance dog, so we'll often be in shops, restaurants, and the cinema together.
We've written a book where I talk about growing up in Aberdeen and then joining the army to be a medic and nurse, and developing military Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
I also talk about losing my son to suicide and the therapy I have had at Royal Cornhill Hospital and grief support groups in Aberdeen.
The author, Damien Lewis, said of Lynne:
"A powerful account of what one dog means to one man on his road to recovery. Both heart-warming and life-affirming. Bravo Chris and Lynne. Bravo Bravehound."
Download.
Buy the paperback.
An army veteran moves his family back to his Aberdeenshire home, but his nightmare neighbour starts a battle of wits with him. Who will win this One Last War?
Buy this latest novel by local author C.G. Buswell on Kindle or Paperback.
Advertise Here from just £70.
The Reform Tower in Peterhead is also known as the Meethill Monument.
The interior of the Reform Tower in Peterhead remains closed to the public because the stairs can be slippy. There is no handrail inside to help people up the 93 steps to the battlement roofed area and this was considered a health and safety risk.
It is hoped that the Reform Tower in Peterhead can once again be a proud monument for the people of the Bloo Toon or Blue Toon depending on your Doric! Plans that have been suggested include cleaning up graffiti on the doors and adding lights to the tower and giving the public access to the Reform Tower Peterhead Towerhill Monument so that it can be used as a viewing tower. From the top of the Reform Tower it is possible to see as far as Rattray Bay.
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