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Corsbie Tower is a late medieval tower house located in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders. The structure dates to the sixteenth century and represents the domestic fortification typical of the Anglo-Scottish border region during a period of considerable territorial dispute and military insecurity. The tower exemplifies the architectural response of border landowners to the threat of raid and incursion, incorporating defensive features characteristic of its period. As a scheduled ancient monument, Corsbie Tower contributes to the archaeological record of border settlement and the evolution of defensive domestic architecture in southeast Scotland.
Corsbie Tower is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8876. View the official record →
Corsbie Tower is a late medieval tower house located in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8876.
Corsbie 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 SM8876.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Knock Hill,fort (0.9 km), Greenknowe Tower, Gordon (3.3 km), East Gordon,cairns 900m WNW of (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Corsbie Tower's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Corsbie Tower stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.