What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Hills Tower as House (16th Century), 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.
Hills Tower is a 16th-century tower house located in Scotland, reflecting the defensive and residential architecture of the medieval period. Its survival provides insight into the regional building practices and social structures of lowland Scotland during the late medieval era.
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Photo: Colin Kinnear · CC BY-SA 2.0