
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Bower of Wandel as Building(s) (medieval), Castle (medieval), Tower House (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The Bower of Wandel was a medieval tower house in Scotland, likely built in the 15th or 16th century by a local landholding family, though specific builders or occupants are not recorded. It is remembered as an example of the defensive and domestic architecture typical of Scotland’s lowland regions during the late medieval period.
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Photo: Walter Baxter · CC BY-SA 2.0