What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Elshieshields Tower 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.
Elshieshields Tower is a medieval tower house located in Scotland, likely built during the 15th or 16th century by a local landholding family, though specific builders or occupants are not recorded. It is remembered as an example of the defensive and domestic architecture typical of the Scottish Borders during the medieval period.
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Places near here
ElshieshieldsGarden (period Unassigned), Landscape (period Unassigned), Policies (post Medieval) · 80 yd
Elshieshields BridgeBridge (period Unassigned) · 210 yd
ChapelcroftArchitectural Fragment (16th Century), Chapel (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 490 yd
Shaw BridgeEnclosure (period Unknown)(possible) · 1388 yd
LochbankVessel(s) (bronze)(period Unassigned) · 1601 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