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Walls

Tower House (medieval)

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Walls is a medieval tower house in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, recorded only as a general location rather than a precise point. The stone structure may have risen as a private stronghold, watching the land and keeping its occupants safe from local danger. Its exact position remains unclear, but the name suggests a boundary drawn in stone, separating inside from outside and marking human presence on the terrain.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Walls as Tower House (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: General location. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

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