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Bandon Tower is a late medieval defensive structure located at Balfarg in Fife, Scotland. The tower dates to the fifteenth or sixteenth century and represents a modest fortified residence typical of the period, when landowners throughout Scotland constructed such towers for protection and display of status. The structure stands as evidence of the settlement pattern and defensive needs of rural Fife during the early modern period. Though now ruinous, the tower remains an important record of late medieval domestic architecture in the region.
Bandon Tower,Balfarg is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM845. View the official record →
Bandon Tower is a late medieval defensive structure located at Balfarg in Fife, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM845.
Bandon Tower,Balfarg is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM845.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Balfarg Farmhouse, henge & standing stones 280m WSW of (1.2 km), Pitcairn House (1.7 km), Purin, fort 350m SW of (1.9 km).
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