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Coxton Tower Trust

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC037289
Status
Active
Registered
March 29, 2005
Legal form
Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

Address

Address
Grigor Young Trustees Limited
1 North Street
Elgin
IV30 1UA

Activities

'It does none of these'

'the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'

Coxton Tower represents a microcosm of Scottish History and sometimes receives visitors, particularly descendants of the Clan Innes. The structural walls are 1.4m thick in places, and the Tower is circa 16.5m high. The building contains 4 vaulted storeys, each with a single room. Every part of the structure, including the roof construction, is made of stone to mitigate fire damage. There is a chamfered entrance in the South wall, leading into a slightly sunken vaulted store. A stone forestair was added around 1846 by Benjamin Pennycuick. Previously, access to the 1st floor had been provided by a wooden ladder. The 1st floor entrance has an armorial panel above from circa 1587. The panel is initialled RI and AI for Robert Innes of Invermarkie (Superior), and Alexander Innes of Coxton. The second set of initials are IR and KG, for Janet Reid and Kate Gordon, 1st and 2nd wives respectively of the aforesaid Alexander Innes.

Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

Objectives: To promote for the public benefit the preservation (whether wholly or in part) of buildings and other structures of historic and/or architectural significance located within the County of Moray in Scotland, in particular the historic building known as Coxton Tower, Lhanbryde, Elgin, Moray and such other building or other structures as may be acquired by the Trust by way of long-term lease, outright gift or purchase.

Geography

Main operating location
Moray
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £3,217 £25
March 31, 2024 £2,555 £25
March 31, 2023 £633 £3,073
March 31, 2022 £72 £50
March 31, 2021 £82 £0