What is recorded here

Kippilaw House in the Scottish Borders is a country house built in 1818 on the site of a medieval tower house. The new building replaced the old defensive tower, suggesting the borderlands had become quiet enough for comfort rather than survival. The house may have served as a residence for a local family who wanted both modern convenience and a connection to the ancient past. Its exact location is known, but entry remains uncertain without permission from the owner.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Kippilaw House as Country House (early 19th Century) (1818), Tower House (medieval) - (early 19th Century)-(1818). 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.

Kippilaw House was built as a medieval tower house and later expanded into a country house in the early 19th century, likely by a local landed family. It is remembered for its architectural evolution and as a recorded site in Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment.

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