What is recorded here
Colquhar Tower stands in the Scottish Borders as a medieval tower house, its stones marked by age rather than display. It may have guarded a narrow valley, hidden people during storms, or simply endured while kingdoms changed around it. The tower still belongs to the land, waiting for someone curious enough to look close.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Colquhar 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.
Colquhar Tower is a medieval tower house located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and is believed to have been built in the 16th century, likely by the Colquhoun family, a prominent Scottish clan. It is remembered as an example of early defensive domestic architecture in the region and reflects the social and military structures of the time.
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Photo: M J Richardson · CC BY-SA 2.0