What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cowdenknowes House as Castle (medieval), Country House (16th Century), 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.

Cowdenknowes House is a medieval tower house and later 16th-century country house located in East Lothian, Scotland. It is remembered as a historic family seat associated with the Hume family, and it represents the evolution of Scottish domestic architecture from defensive stronghold to more comfortable residence.

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