What is recorded here

Cakemuir Castle stands in Midlothian as a surviving 16th-century tower house, its stones still carrying an armorial panel from the same era. The structure remains a formal historic record rather than a guaranteed public attraction, inviting wonder about the families who lived inside and the events that shaped its walls.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cakemuir Castle as Armorial Panel (16th Century), 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.

Cakemuir Castle is a 16th-century tower house in Scotland, noted for its armorial panel, which may indicate the identity of its builder or owner, though specific names are not widely recorded. It is remembered as a surviving example of early Scottish domestic architecture and as part of the country's medieval heritage.

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