What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Garthland 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.
Garthland Tower is a medieval tower house located in the Scottish Borders, likely built in the 15th or 16th century by a local landholding family. It is remembered as an example of the defensive and domestic architecture typical of the region during the turbulent period of Anglo-Scottish border conflicts.
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Places near here
GarthlandField Boundary(s) (period Unassigned), Plantation Bank(s) (period Unassigned)(possible) · 170 yd
Garthland MainsPalisaded Enclosure (iron Age) · 289 yd
Outer BlairFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 692 yd
Inner BlairBuilding (period Unassigned) · 760 yd
Anne HillMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
Boreland WoodWood · 1.8 mi
Slewlan HillMountain / peak · 2.2 mi
KildonnanCastle (medieval) · 2.5 mi
Round PlantationForest · 3.0 mi
Stranraer, Dalrymple Street, Reformed Presbyterian Church, GraveyardCemetery (post Medieval) · 3.4 mi
Stranraer, Thistle StreetNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.5 mi
Stoneykirk Aviation MuseumMuseum · 3.5 mi