What is recorded here

Auchenrivock Tower is a ruined late 16th century tower house near Langholm, Dumfries and Galloway. Its stone remains rise eight feet and are built into a garden wall, while an earlier stronghold called Stakehugh may have stood nearby. The name comes from the Scottish Gaelic Achadh Riabhach, meaning “brindled field,” and the Buccleuch estate still owns the site.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Auchenrivock Tower as Fortified House (16th Century) - (17th Century), Tower House (medieval)(possible). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Auchenrivock Tower was built in the 16th century, possibly as a medieval tower house, and served as a fortified residence. It is remembered as an example of Scottish domestic architecture and military design during the late medieval and early modern periods.

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