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'''Hightower''' is the seat of [[<a class="inlineAdmedialink" href="#">House</a> Hightower]]. It resides in the port of [[Oldtown]]. It is a castle as well as a lighthouse. It has a large beacon upon it. It sits atop [[Battle Island]].<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Prologue|Prologue]]</ref>  
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'''Hightower''' is the seat of [[House Hightower]]. It resides in the port of [[Oldtown]]. It is a castle as well as a lighthouse. It has a large beacon upon it. It sits atop [[Battle Island]].<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Prologue|Prologue]]</ref>  
  
According to a semi-<a class="inlineAdmedialink" href="#">canon</a> source, it stands in the center of Oldtown, the city having grown around it. It is a massive stepped tower with a beacon on top to guide ships into port. It is one of the tallest structures in the Seven Kingdoms.<ref> The Arryns and Hightower (May 9, 1999) [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Category/C91/P240/ So Spake Martin]</ref> It is speculated by fans that it is one of the nine ''[[Wonders Made by Man]]'' written about by [[Lomas Longstrider]].<ref>[http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/FAQ/Entry/Which_are_the_16_wonders_of_the_world/ Citadel]</ref>  
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According to a semi-canon source, it stands in the center of Oldtown, the city having grown around it. It is a massive stepped tower with a beacon on top to guide ships into port. It is one of the tallest structures in the Seven Kingdoms.<ref> The Arryns and Hightower (May 9, 1999) [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Category/C91/P240/ So Spake Martin]</ref> It is speculated by fans that it is one of the nine ''[[Wonders Made by Man]]'' written about by [[Lomas Longstrider]].<ref>[http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/FAQ/Entry/Which_are_the_16_wonders_of_the_world/ Citadel]</ref>  
  
 
==References and Notes==
 
==References and Notes==

Revision as of 01:40, 14 July 2012

The Reach and the location of Hightower
The Reach and the location of Hightower
Hightower
The Reach and the location of the Hightower

Hightower is the seat of House Hightower. It resides in the port of Oldtown. It is a castle as well as a lighthouse. It has a large beacon upon it. It sits atop Battle Island.[1]

According to a semi-canon source, it stands in the center of Oldtown, the city having grown around it. It is a massive stepped tower with a beacon on top to guide ships into port. It is one of the tallest structures in the Seven Kingdoms.[2] It is speculated by fans that it is one of the nine Wonders Made by Man written about by Lomas Longstrider.[3]

References and Notes

  1. A Feast for Crows, Prologue
  2. The Arryns and Hightower (May 9, 1999) So Spake Martin
  3. Citadel