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Whitslaid Tower is a sixteenth-century fortified tower house located in Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders region. The structure represents the characteristic defensive architecture of the Anglo-Scottish border country during the early modern period, when such towers served as strongholds for local landowners and provided protection against cross-border raids. The tower exemplifies the practical military engineering of its era, constructed to command the surrounding landscape and provide secure refuge for inhabitants and moveable goods. As a scheduled monument under the care of Historic Environment Scotland, Whitslaid Tower remains an important physical reminder of the turbulent border society that existed before the formal union of the English and Scottish crowns in 1603.
Whitslaid Tower is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8880. View the official record →
Whitslaid Tower is a sixteenth-century fortified tower house located in Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8880.
Whitslaid 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 SM8880.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lauder Barns,palisaded enclosure 550m SSW of (2 km), Thirlestane Castle, old castle 510m SSW of Thirlestane (2.9 km), Thirlstane,fort 350m NE of (3.8 km).
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