What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dormont as Tower House (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Dormont Tower House was built in the medieval period, likely by a local noble family in the Scottish Borders region. It is remembered as an example of a defensive tower house, reflecting the turbulent history of border warfare between England and Scotland.
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