What is recorded here

Ormiston Tower is a 16th Century tower house in the Scottish Borders. It stands as a monument to local history and architecture from that period. The structure represents the defensive and residential needs of Scottish society during the 1500s. Its preservation allows modern people to connect with the lived experiences of those who built and inhabited such places centuries ago.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Ormiston Tower as Tower House (16th Century). 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.

Ormiston Tower, a 16th-century tower house in East Lothian, Scotland, was built by the Forman family, a prominent local landowning family. It is remembered as a well-preserved example of a Scottish tower house and for its historical association with the region's medieval and early modern history.

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