
What is recorded here
Milton Tower still stands on Station Road in Keith, a medieval stone anchor in Moray. It is the kind of place where human life is certain even when the exact names have vanished. The tower may have housed a family, a guard or a proud local line, and that uncertainty makes it more interesting, not less.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Keith, Station Road, Milton 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.
Milton Tower, a medieval tower house near Keith on Station Road, was likely built in the 16th century by the Keith family, a prominent Scottish noble lineage. It is remembered for its historical association with the Keiths, who held significant local influence and played roles in Scottish politics and military affairs.
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Places near here
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Keith, Church Road, GasworksGas Works (19th Century) - (20th Century) · 505 yd
Keith CemeteryCemetery (post Medieval) · 512 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 573 yd
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Upper AuchairnNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 3.4 mi
Pitlurg CastleDovecot (18th Century), Tower House (medieval) · 3.5 mi
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Photo: Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0