What is recorded here

Dykeraw Tower stands in the Scottish Borders as a medieval tower house, its exact position known within ten metres. Whether it guarded a trade route, hid lovers from a angry lord, or simply housed a proud family who refused to leave their land remains unclear. The stones still point to one of those possibilities, waiting for a person brave enough to imagine them.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dykeraw 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.

Dykeraw Tower is a medieval tower house located in Scotland, likely built during the late 15th or early 16th century by a local landholding family, though specific builders or occupants are not recorded. It is remembered as an example of Scottish domestic architecture from the medieval period, reflecting the defensive and social needs of the time.

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