What is recorded here

Orbiston is a medieval tower house in North Lanarkshire. Its later grand mansion was built with slavery profits and demolished in 1931. The woodlands at Strathclyde Country Park still cover the remains.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Orbiston as Tower House (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Orbiston Tower, a medieval tower house in Scotland, was likely built in the 16th century by the Baillie family, a prominent Lowland Scottish clan. It is remembered for its historical association with the Baillies and as an example of early defensive domestic architecture in the region.

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