What is recorded here

Larriston Tower stands in the Scottish Borders as a possible medieval tower house, its exact purpose hidden beneath age and distance. The stone may have guarded a boundary, sheltered a family, or watched roads where carts and riders still pass. Whatever it did, the tower survived the collapse of smaller buildings around it.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Larriston Tower as Tower House (medieval)(possible). 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.

Larriston Tower is a medieval tower house located in Scotland, likely built by the Larriston family during the 15th or 16th century. It is remembered as an example of Scottish domestic architecture and may have played a role in the region's feudal and military history.

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