What is recorded here

Lochhouse Tower rose above a drained loch in Dumfries and Galloway, holding John Johnstone’s £200 gold and silver hoard in 1562. The oblong stone box survived Mary Queen of Scots’ defeat, Regent Murray’s occupation and Sir William Younger’s failed gift to Moffat. Its vaulted ground floor, shot-holes and parapet walk still mark it as a medieval tower house rather than an ordinary country home.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Lochhouse Tower as 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.

Lochhouse Tower is a medieval tower house located in Scotland, built in the 16th century, likely by a local landholding family. It is remembered as an example of the defensive and domestic architecture typical of the Scottish Borders during a period of frequent conflict.

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