History of the world's tallest buildings <nowiki>*</nowiki> – Also set record at time of completion as tallest building ever built. The height of Lincoln Cathedral is disputed by some, but accepted by most sources. The completion date for the spire is given as 1311 rather than 1300 by some sources. Also the height of the spire of Old St Paul's Cathedral, destroyed by lightning in 1561, is disputed, for example Christopher Wren (1632–1723) judged that an overestimate and gave a height of . The spire of Mole Antonelliana in Turin, completed in 1889, is claimed to have been tall; however, the upper part of the structure
Richard Siward (d.1311) Richard Siward (d.1311) Richard Siward (died 1311), Lord of Kellie, was a 13th-14th century Scottish noble. He was the constables of Wigtown, Dumfries and Kirkcudbright Castles in 1292. Richard was captured at the Battle of Dunbar on 27 April 1296 and held prisoner in the Tower of London until he was released in August 1297. His son John was kept as a hostage for the good behavior of his father. In 1298 Siward either built a new phase of Tibbers Castle, a fortification under English control. He was the sheriff of Fife in 1305 and the sheriff of Dumfries and