Height 2m present day Open to
the public No In use 16th–17th centuries | Owner Private Condition ruined Built by Clan Trotter | |
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Type Pele tower or Bastle house | ||
Bite-about is a very ruined pele tower or bastle house. It is situated in the parish of Eccles, between the villages of Fogo and Swinton to the south of Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland.
The building dates from the 16th century, and is still a property of the Trotter family. It received its unusual name during a besiegement by the English, whereby the inhabitants shared their rations a bite a time.
References
Bite-about Pele Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA