
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Elliston Castle as 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.
Elliston Castle 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 well documented. It is remembered as an example of the defensive and domestic architecture typical of Scotland's Lowlands during the medieval period.
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