Scheduled MonumentsScotlandCastlehill,tower
Tower

Castlehill,tower

Scotland
HES SM2787
Site type
Tower
Nation
Scotland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Castlehill Tower is a late medieval tower situated in Peeblesshire, in the Scottish Borders. The structure dates to the fifteenth or sixteenth century, a period when such fortified towers served as strongholds for local landowners and offered defensive capability against raid and incursion. The tower represents the domestic and military architecture typical of the border regions during this era, when such structures were essential to settlement and territorial control. The monument is recorded in the national heritage register as a significant example of tower architecture from this transformative period in Scottish architectural history.

Castlehill,tower is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2787. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Castlehill,tower?

Castlehill Tower is a late medieval tower situated in Peeblesshire, in the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2787.

Who is responsible for protecting Castlehill,tower?

Castlehill,tower 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 SM2787.

What other scheduled monuments are near Castlehill,tower?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Glenrath,settlement 730m NE of (1.2 km), Glenrath,settlement 550m ENE of (1.6 km), Wood Hill,settlement 230m E of (2.1 km).

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