
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Drumhead House as Farmhouse (18th Century) - (19th Century), Tower House (medieval)(possible). 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.
Drumhead House is a medieval tower house, possibly built in the late medieval period, later converted into a farmhouse during the 18th to 19th centuries. It is remembered as a rare surviving example of a tower house in a rural setting, reflecting the transition from defensive to domestic architecture in lowland Scotland.
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Places near here
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Ardmore South BayBay · 1700 yd
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Photo: Richard Sutcliffe · CC BY-SA 2.0