Tour Scotland Video Steeple Church Clock Tower Dundee

Tour Scotland video of the of the Steeple Church Clock Tower in Dundee, Scotland. St. Mary's Tower is closely woven into the history of Dundee and has also national importance as a splendid example of the late 15th century Gothic style in Scotland. It is also the oldest surviving building in Dundee, being a belfry, a clock tower from the 16th century, and has been used as a watch tower and prison. Clock towers were not a part of Christian churches until about AD 600, when they were adapted from military watchtowers. At first they were fairly modest and entirely separate structures from churches. Over time, they were incorporated into the church building and capped with ever more elaborate roofs until the steeple resulted.

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