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| Alternative names | Benholm's Lodging, Benholm's Lodge, Benholm's Tower, Keith's Lodgings, Wallace Tower, Wallace Neuk |
| General information | |
| Type | Z-plan tower house |
| Architectural style | Scots baronial |
| Location | Seaton Park |
| Address | Tillydrone Road |
| Town or city | Aberdeen |
| Country | Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57°10′16″N 2°06′30″W / 57.1711°N 2.10829°W |
| Current tenants | none |
| Named for | Sir Robert Keith of Benholm |
| Estimated completion | 1616 |
| Client | Sir Robert Keith of Benholm |
| Owner | Aberdeen City Council |
| Governing body | Aberdeen City Council |
| Type | Category B |
| Reference no. | 20107 |
Benholm’s /ˈbɛ.nəmz/ Lodgings, Lodging, Lodge or Tower, also known as Keith’s Lodgings or the Wallace Tower or Neuk, is a reconstructed early 17th century category B-listed Z-plan tower house latterly situated in Tillydrone, Aberdeen, Scotland.
Originally sited in a commanding position upon the approach to Aberdeen's Netherkirkgate Port, it was built as the semi-fortified town house of Sir Robert Keith of Benholm, the turbulent brother of George Keith, 5th Earl Marischal. Since then, the building has seen much use as private and commercial quarters, and is recalled in living memory as a public house called the Wallace Tower.
In 1964, in a move widely decried by Aberdonians and antiquarians both, the building and its environs were demolished to make way for commercial development, and a replica incorporating some of its original stonework was constructed 2.7 km away in the city’s Seaton Park, on a site overlooking the River Don at the west end of the old Tillydrone Road. It has since been used as council housing, but currently lies vacant.