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Woodhouse Tower is a tower house located in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, representing the fortified domestic architecture characteristic of the Scottish Borders during the late medieval period. The structure exemplifies the tower house form typical of the region, a building type designed to provide both defensive capability and residential accommodation for families of modest landholding status. The tower stands as evidence of the settlement patterns and defensive needs that shaped Dumfriesshire during a period of considerable border instability. The site is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland database under reference SM12071, documenting its significance within the broader context of Scottish vernacular fortified architecture.
Woodhouse Tower, tower house is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12071. View the official record →
Woodhouse Tower is a tower house located in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, representing the fortified domestic architecture characteristic of the Scottish Borders during the late medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12071.
Woodhouse Tower, tower house 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 SM12071.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Woodfield, enclosure 295m NE of (5.5 km), Burnbrae, enclosure 270m W of (5.6 km), Gleningle, enclosure 80m NE of (6.1 km).
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