What is recorded here
Busby, the Peel stands in South Lanarkshire as a medieval tower house, its stones still catching rain and memory. It may have guarded a valley road or hidden a family from raiders, though no written account survives to confirm the purpose. The.peel endures as a shape in the land, waiting for someone to imagine the lives it held.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Busby, the Peel 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.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
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BusbysideTriangulation Station (19th Century) · 920 yd
Woodland by the Carmunnock BypassForest or wood · 1123 yd
Peel Road, ThorntonhallNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1185 yd
Glasgow, Carmunnock, Pathhead Road, GeneralGeneral View (period Unassigned) · 1456 yd
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Busby LibraryMemorial · 1589 yd
National Museum of Rural LifeMuseum · 1628 yd
Flenders RockMountain / peak · 1.5 mi
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