McCaig's Tower

Summary

McCaig's Tower is a folly^[1]. It draws 228 Wikipedia views per month (folly category, ranking #5 of 45).^[2]

Key Facts

• McCaig's Tower is located in Argyll and Bute^[3].
• McCaig's Tower is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• McCaig's Tower's image is recorded as McCaig's Tower - evening.jpg^[5].
• McCaig's Tower's image is recorded as Oban, Mccaig's Tower - 20170104123723.jpg^[6].
• McCaig's Tower's instance of is recorded as folly^[7].
• McCaig's Tower's architect is recorded as John Stuart McCaig^[8].
• John Stuart McCaig is named after McCaig's Tower^[9].
• McCaig's Tower's architectural style is recorded as ancient Roman architecture^[10].
• McCaig's Tower's made from material is recorded as granite^[11].
• McCaig's Tower's location is recorded as Òban^[12].
• McCaig's Tower's Commons category is recorded as McCaig's Tower^[13].
• McCaig's Tower's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[14].
• +1902-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of McCaig's Tower^[15].
• McCaig's Tower's OS grid reference is recorded as NM8610530230^[16].
• McCaig's Tower's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.4157, 'lon': -5.4692}^[17].
• McCaig's Tower's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09jpzm^[18].
• McCaig's Tower's Historic Environment Scotland ID is recorded as LB38814^[19].
• McCaig's Tower's Canmore ID is recorded as 23056^[20].
• McCaig's Tower's heritage designation is recorded as category B listed building^[21].
• McCaig's Tower's BBC Things ID is recorded as d7543d9d-9e8d-469d-91b9-69a0bcfa5be5^[22].
• McCaig's Tower's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "McCaig's Tower"}^[23].
• McCaig's Tower's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+13.7'}^[24].
• McCaig's Tower's Dictionary of Scottish Architects building ID is recorded as 217054^[25].
• McCaig's Tower's associated electoral district is recorded as Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber^[26].
• McCaig's Tower's historic county is recorded as Argyll^[27].

Body

Geography

McCaig's Tower is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. It is located in Argyll and Bute^[3].

Designation and Status

McCaig's Tower's instance of is recorded as folly^[7]. Its heritage designation is recorded as category B listed building^[21].

History and Context

+1902-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of McCaig's Tower^[15]. John Stuart McCaig is named after it^[9].

Why It Matters

McCaig's Tower draws 228 Wikipedia views per month (folly category, ranking #5 of 45).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]