What is recorded here

Overhowden stands in the Scottish Borders as a medieval tower house, its stones still catching the low light despite the passage of centuries. The structure may have served as a defensive stronghold or a private residence, but its exact purpose remains unclear. What is known is that it survived long enough to be recorded, suggesting it resisted both time and neglect. Its continued presence marks it as one of the fewer medieval buildings still standing in the region.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Overhowden 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.

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