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Wattie's Spindles is a pele house and associated buildings located in Roxburghshire, Scotland. The structure dates to the medieval period and represents the defensive domestic architecture characteristic of the Anglo-Scottish border region, where fortified towers provided protection against raids and incursions. The pele tower form, compact and heavily built, exemplifies the practical military-domestic hybrids constructed by border families during the medieval and early modern periods. The site's associated outbuildings reflect the agricultural and domestic functions that sustained life within this frontier settlement.
Wattie's Spindles, pele house and associated buildings is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6637. View the official record →
Wattie's Spindles is a pele house and associated buildings located in Roxburghshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6637.
Wattie's Spindles, pele house and associated buildings 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 SM6637.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chapel Knowe, farmstead 100m WSW of (0.3 km), Northbank Tower (0.8 km), Steel Knowe, medieval and later settlements and field systems (1.4 km).
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