Kilmaurs Tower

Tower House (medieval)

Why this matters

Kilmaurs Tower was built by the Cunningham family in the late 15th or early 16th century. It is important as a well-preserved example of a Scottish tower house and as the family seat that later became associated with the Earls of Glencairn.

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Kilmaurs Tower as Tower House (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

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