What is recorded here
Laverockdale House stands at 66-68 Dreghorn Loan as a twentieth-century tower house, pretending to be old enough to belong in a medieval dream. Its sharp lines and deliberate age suggest someone wanted Edinburgh to contain a fantasy as much as a fact. The building still casts a shadow on the loan, forcing passersby to wonder whether memory or invention built it.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, 66-68 Dreghorn Loan, Laverockdale House as Tower House (20th Century). 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.
Laverockdale House in Edinburgh was built in the 20th century as a tower house and is remembered as a locally significant example of modern Scottish domestic architecture. Its inclusion in Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment highlights its historical and architectural value.
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