Sauchie
Tower
New
Sauchie, near Alloa
Suachie is an almost square tower of 15th century construction
within a ruined courtyard in which 17th century and later buildings
have been erected. Sauchie was for a long time the seat of the
family of Shaw, or Schaw, whose name continues in nearby Schawpark.
By marriage in 1420, the Shaws acquired the property from a family
named Annand. James Schaw of " Salquhy " had a letter
from the king in 1480, in the Exchequer of Rolls. He was Tutor
to the young James the Fourth. The Schaws were masters of the
King's Wine-Cellar, and their arms show three covered cups.
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