What is recorded here
Heatherlands is a medieval tower house in the Scottish Borders, recorded in the National Record of the Historic Environment. It stands as a reminder that borders were never empty, but crowded with fear, pride and survival. The stones may still hold the shape of hands that climbed them, listened for danger and lived beneath a sky wide enough to swallow small lives without mercy.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Heatherlands as 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.
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Places near here
Heatherland HillEnclosure(s) (period Unassigned), Field Boundary (period Unassigned), Quarry(s) (period Unassigned), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 818 yd
Whitton TowerTower House (medieval) · 829 yd
WhittonFarmstead (medieval) · 840 yd
Deadrig PlantationForest · 1028 yd
Over Whitton HillMountain / peak · 1324 yd
Tanlaw PlantationSettlement (period Unassigned)(possible) · 1591 yd
Deanbrae LawMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
ShielstockbraesFarmhouse (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
ChesterhouseFarmstead (period Unassigned), Tower House (medieval) · 1.1 mi
Cauldside CovertForest · 1.3 mi
Hownam KirkNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1.8 mi
Upper ChattoNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.7 mi