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Lainshaw House

Country House (period Unassigned), Tower House (medieval)(possible)
Lainshaw House
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Lainshaw House as Country House (period Unassigned), Tower House (medieval)(possible). 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.
Lainshaw House is a medieval tower house in Scotland, possibly dating to the 15th or 16th century, and is remembered as a historic example of a defensive country residence associated with the region's landed gentry. Its significance lies in its architectural survival and potential links to local noble or aristocratic families of the period.

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