What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Covington Tower as Motte (medieval)(possible), 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.
Covington Tower is believed to have been built during the medieval period, likely as a defensive structure by a local landholding family. Its classification as both a motte and tower house suggests it played a strategic role in the regional defense or territorial control of the area.
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Places near here
Covington MainsFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 123 yd
Covington ManseManse (19th Century) · 189 yd
CovingtonAxehead(s) (stone)(period Unassigned) · 206 yd
WellbraeEnclosure(s) (period Unassigned), Axehead(s) (stone)(period Unassigned), Beaker (period Unassigned), Lithic Implement(s) (period Unassigned) · 466 yd
Covenanter's MonumentMemorial · 1325 yd
Thankerton, Boat FarmNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1749 yd
Thankerton, Sherifflats RoadNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1.3 mi
Moor WoodForest · 1.5 mi
Moor PlantationForest · 1.5 mi
Eastend HouseCountry House (18th Century), Tower House (16th Century) · 2.2 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 2.2 mi
Cormiston TowersTower House (medieval)(possible) · 2.3 miOther information
Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg · CC BY-SA 2.0