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What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Erchless 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.
Erchless Castle was a medieval tower house, likely built in the 15th or 16th century by a local noble or landholding family in the Scottish Borders region. It is remembered as an example of the defensive and domestic architecture typical of the period, reflecting the turbulent history of border conflicts between England and Scotland.
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Places near here
Erchless Castle, Stable and SteadingFarmstead (period Unassigned), Stable (period Unassigned) · 141 yd
Erchless Castle, Walled GardenWalled Garden (period Unassigned) · 166 yd
Struy BridgeBarn (20th Century), Church (mid 19th Century) - (early 20th Century) (1839) · 614 yd
Coille Nan UaigheanEnclosure (period Unassigned) · 1132 yd
Chisholm StoneMemorial · 1470 yd
StruySilo (20th Century) · 1564 yd
Beinn a' Bhàthaich ÀrdMountain / peak · 3.5 mi
Sgurr a' PhollainMountain / peak · 3.6 mi
Ruttle WoodForest · 4.7 mi
Prince Charlie's Cave, Glen StrathfarrarCave (period Unassigned) · 5.2 mi
Kilmorack, West Parish Church, GraveyardCemetery (20th Century) · 5.6 miOther information
Photo: Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0