What is recorded here
Horsleyhill stands in the Scottish Borders as a medieval tower house, its stones built for defense and daily life before modern roads arrived. The exact ground remains obscure despite the official record, inviting imagination rather than certain description. A tower house of that age suggests firelight, guarded doors and people who watched the hills for danger or news.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Horsleyhill as Tower House (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1km. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
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