What is recorded here
Cockburn Tower stands as a medieval tower house in the Scottish Borders, built by a clan whose name may mean a brook beside a hill or a wild bird. The stone remains sharp against the sky while the men who threw themselves into border wars have vanished into legend. Perhaps a cock still crowns the roof in memory, calling the dead back to the living with song.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cockburn Tower 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.
Cockburn Tower, a medieval tower house in Scotland, was built by the Cockburn family, a prominent Borders clan, in the late 15th or early 16th century. It is remembered for its strategic position and as an example of defensive architecture in the Scottish Borders during the turbulent period of Anglo-Scottish conflicts.
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