What is recorded here
Larriston Tower is a medieval tower house in the Scottish Borders, recorded in the national heritage register and marked on the official map within ten metres. The exact chamber is no longer visible, but the coordinates preserve the identity of the building and the region where it stood.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Larriston 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.
Larriston Tower is a medieval tower house in Scotland, likely built by the Larriston family in the 15th or 16th century. It is remembered as an example of the defensive and domestic architecture of lowland Scotland during the late medieval period.
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Places near here
Upper LarristonStock Enclosure (period Unassigned) · 408 yd
Holm SikesBoundary (post Medieval) · 725 yd
Riccarton MillGrain Mill (18th Century) · 1539 yd
Riccarton FarmFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
Larriston Fells (summit)Mountain / peak · 1.3 mi
Riccarton TowerTower House (medieval) · 1.5 mi
DinlabyreCarved Stone(s) (post Medieval), House (period Unassigned), Tower House (medieval)(possible) · 2.0 mi
Blackwood HillMountain / peak · 2.1 mi
Steele PlantationForest · 2.6 mi
Nether Row PlantationForest · 3.1 mi
Kielder ObservatoryHeritage attraction · 3.3 mi
The Source of the North Tyne RiverMemorial · 3.9 mi