What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Elshieleshields Tower as House (18th Century), Tower House (16th 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.
Elshieleshields Tower was built as a 16th-century tower house and later modified in the 18th century as a house. It is important as a surviving example of Scottish domestic architecture and land use in a rural setting.
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Places near here
ElshieshieldsGarden (period Unassigned), Landscape (period Unassigned), Policies (post Medieval) · 103 yd
Elshieshields BridgeBridge (period Unassigned) · 207 yd
ChapelcroftArchitectural Fragment (16th Century), Chapel (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 491 yd
Shaw BridgeEnclosure (period Unknown)(possible) · 1408 yd
LochbankVessel(s) (bronze)(period Unassigned) · 1607 yd
Lochmaben, Bruce Street, Crown HotelNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.7 mi
Gamerigg CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 1.9 mi
Gotterbie PlantationForest · 1.9 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 1.9 mi
ApplegarthMonastery (medieval)(possible), Tower House (medieval)(possible) · 2.3 mi
Spedlin's TowerGarden (17th Century)(possible), Tower House (15th Century) - (17th Century) · 2.4 mi
Tam's KnoweWood · 2.8 mi