What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Kingencleugh Castle as Castle (medieval), 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.
Kingencleugh Castle was a medieval tower house, likely built in the 15th or 16th century by a local noble family in the Scottish Borders region. It is remembered as part of the defensive and territorial landscape of the area during a period of frequent conflict between Scotland and England.
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Photo: Rab McMurdo · CC BY-SA 2.0