What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Blacket House as Tower House (medieval). 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.
Blacket House is a medieval tower house located in Scotland, likely built between the 14th and 16th centuries by a local landholding family, though specific builders or occupants are not recorded. It is remembered as an example of the defensive and residential architecture typical of Scottish lowland estates during the late medieval period.
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