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Carleton Castle

Tower House (medieval)
Carleton Castle
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Carleton Castle 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.
Carleton Castle is a medieval tower house located in Scotland, built during the late 15th or early 16th century, likely by a local noble family for defensive and residential purposes. It is remembered as an example of the transition from simple castles to more fortified domestic architecture in the Scottish Borders.

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