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Caddroun Burn Tower

Tower House (medieval)
Caddroun Burn Tower
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Caddroun Burn Tower stands as a medieval tower house in the Scottish Borders, its exact position marked within ten metres on the national record. The stone structure likely watched the burn below, offering shelter or defiance against whatever danger came through the valley. Whether it served a local family or passed through many hands, the tower still holds the shape of medieval life, waiting for someone to imagine the hands that built it.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Caddroun Burn Tower as Tower House (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Caddroun Burn Tower is a medieval tower house located in Scotland, likely built between the 15th and 17th centuries by a local landholding family, though specific builders or occupants are not recorded. It is remembered as an example of the defensive and domestic architecture typical of the Scottish Borders during a period of frequent conflict.

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