Best tower - Towering achievements

1. SIR HECTOR MACDONALD'S TOWER, Dingwall cemetery, Ross-Shire: On a ridge high above the town to its south and visible from the railway station is the district's tribute to Fighting Mac, the crofters' son who rose to be Major General of the British Army, but shot himself when whisperers spread rumours of homosexuality in 1903.

2. MAXWELLTOWN CAMERA OBSCURA, Dumfries A former windmill, converted to take a camera obscura and open to the public, unless gales forbid it. Inside, you can see what Dumfries is up to at that moment. Maxwelltown, west of the Nith, was formerly a separate burgh. Camera obscura, Latin for "darkened room", was one of the forerunners of photography.

3. KITCHENER MEMORIAL TOWER, Marwick Head, Orkney: On the west coast of Orkney, north of Stromness, sits the local tribute to Lord Kitchener, who sunk in HMS Hampshire in 1916 after hitting a mine nearby. The square tower, on the cliff, is visible for miles.

4. THE WALLACE MONUMENT, by Stirling: Visible from some distance, this Victorian tribute to Sir William Wallace was completed in 1869 and sits on the Abbey Craig. The tower can clearly be seen from Stirling Bridge, the site of one of Wallace's most famous battles.

5. BROCH OF MOUSA, Shetland Off Shetland's south coast, an almost complete broch, or fortified tower, lies on a deserted island. Thought to have been built around 100BC, it is 13 metres high and can still be climbed via an internal staircase.