What is recorded here

Machermore Castle stands in Dumfries and Galloway as a surviving sixteenth-century tower and house, its stones still catching the low Scottish light. It is not a display hall or a ruined postcard; it is a working residence where twelve people can sleep, cook and gather inside an old defensive form. The castle has changed from weapon to hospitality, yet it keeps the same job of holding people together when the weather turns.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Machermore Castle as House (16th Century), Tower (16th Century). 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.

Machermore Castle was built in the 16th century, likely as a defensive tower house by a local landholding family in the Scottish Borders region. It is remembered as an example of early Border architecture and may have played a role in the turbulent history of the region during the period of frequent conflict between England and Scotland.

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