Barholm Castle

Tower House (medieval)

Why this matters

Barholm Castle was a medieval tower house, likely built in the late 15th or early 16th century by a local landholding family, though specific builders or occupants are not recorded. It is remembered as an example of the defensive and domestic architecture typical of lowland Scotland during the medieval period.

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

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