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Harden

Settlement (period Unassigned), Tower House (medieval)

What is recorded here

Harden is a medieval tower house in the Scottish Borders, still standing where it was built. Its walls have watched the land for centuries, and the tower itself remains the clearest proof that people once lived there.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Harden as Settlement (period Unassigned), 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.
Harden Tower House, located in Scotland, was built during the medieval period, though the exact builder and date remain unrecorded. It is remembered as a historic example of a tower house, reflecting the defensive and social architecture of the time.

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