What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Knockour Castle as Country House (period Unassigned). 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.
Knockour Castle is a 16th-century tower house located in the Scottish Borders, built by the Maxwell family, a prominent Border clan known for their role in the turbulent history of the region. The castle is remembered for its strategic position and as a symbol of the power struggles between Scottish and English forces during the late medieval period.
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