What is recorded here

Moniaive, Ayr Street, Tower House stands as a recorded house in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its exact position is known to the nearest metre, yet no date or owner emerges from the facts provided. The chamber may have hosted quiet conversations, sudden arguments or ordinary meals, but those lives remain hidden behind the stone.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Moniaive, Ayr Street, Tower House as House (period Unassigned). 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.

Moniaive Tower House, located on Ayr Street, was built in the late 16th or early 17th century by the Monypenny family, a prominent Scottish noble family. It is remembered as a fine example of a defensive tower house and reflects the architectural and social history of lowland Scotland during the early modern period.

The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.