What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cockburn's Castle, Henderland as Building(s) (period Unassigned), 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.
Cockburn's Castle, Henderland is a medieval tower house associated with the Cockburn family, a prominent Scottish border clan, and was likely built in the 15th or 16th century. It is remembered as an example of the defensive and social architecture of the Scottish Borders during the turbulent medieval period.
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