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Mervinslaw Tower is a defensive structure located in Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders. The tower dates from the late medieval period and represents the type of fortified architecture characteristic of the turbulent border region between Scotland and England. The monument survives as a stone tower, testament to the martial concerns of its era when such structures provided protection and control over strategically important territory. Its designation within the national heritage record reflects its significance as evidence of medieval settlement patterns and defensive practices in the Scottish Borders.
Mervinslaw Tower is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1717. View the official record →
Mervinslaw Tower is a defensive structure located in Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1717.
Mervinslaw 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 SM1717.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wattie's Spindles, pele house and associated buildings (2.7 km), Chapel Knowe, farmstead 100m WSW of (2.8 km), Steel Knowe, medieval and later settlements and field systems (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Mervinslaw 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.
Mervinslaw Tower stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.