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Mains of Torhouse is a post-medieval laird's house and farmstead located in Wigtownshire, Scotland. The settlement represents the agricultural and residential centre associated with a minor landholding of the early modern period, comprising both domestic and working structures typical of Scottish rural elite properties. The site reflects the economic organisation of the Wigtownshire countryside during the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries, when such establishments served as focal points for local agricultural production and landlord authority. The physical remains and layout illustrate the integration of domestic comfort with farmstead functionality characteristic of post-medieval Scottish estates of modest scale.
Mains of Torhouse, laird's house and farmstead is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13660. View the official record →
Mains of Torhouse is a post-medieval laird's house and farmstead located in Wigtownshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13660.
Mains of Torhouse, laird's house and farmstead dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a laird's house and farmstead. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Mains of Torhouse, laird's house and farmstead 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 SM13660.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Torhouse Stone Circle (1.5 km), Torhousekie, fort (1.9 km), White Cairn,cairn & Hole Stone 400m N of Crows (2.2 km).
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