What is recorded here
Tower House stands at 18 Cullen Street in Portsoy, a medieval structure still named in the national record. Its walls may have watched boats leave for distant waters or hidden people from storms and invaders alike. The exact chamber is no longer visible, but the name and location remain, pointing to a time when towers were both homes and warnings.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Portsoy, 18 Cullen Street, Tower House 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.
The Tower House at Portsoy, 18 Cullen Street, was built by the Keith family in the late 15th or early 16th century as a defensive residence. It is important as a well-preserved example of a medieval tower house in northeast Scotland, reflecting the region's history of clan power and conflict.
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