What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Benholm Castle as Country House (post Medieval), Tower House (16th Century). 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.
Benholm Castle, a 16th-century tower house in Scotland, was likely built by a local landholding family, though specific builders are not recorded. It is remembered as a historic example of a defensive country residence from the post-Medieval period.
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Places near here
BenholmMedal (17th Century) · 646 yd
Middle KnoxFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 764 yd
MoathillFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 892 yd
Tullo of BenholmCup and Ring Marked Stone (prehistoric) · 1192 yd
Lt William Farquhar MemorialMemorial · 1.4 mi
East Walk PlantationWood · 1.4 mi
Gourdon War MemorialMemorial · 1.4 mi
PeattieNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.5 mi
Speculation: Point O' Bard, Benholm, North SeaBrig (19th Century) · 1.5 mi
Boghead WoodWood · 1.8 mi
Horse Crook BayBay · 1.9 mi
Inverbervie, Hallgreen CastleTower House (medieval) · 2.0 miOther information
Photo: Shaun Ferguson · CC BY-SA 2.0