What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Montfode Castle 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.
Montfode Castle was a medieval tower house, likely built in the 15th or 16th century by a local landholding family in the Scottish Borders region. It is remembered as an example of the defensive and residential architecture typical of the period, reflecting the turbulent history of border conflicts between Scotland and England.
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Photo: Raibeart MacAoidh · CC BY-SA 2.0