What is recorded here

Out of the World and into Crawfordjohn. That is the old saying that brought John, Baldwin’s Flemish stepson, from Biggar to build a castle, church and mill beside the Duneaton in the mid-12th century. The name still carries that strange order, a surname before a Christian name, unique in Scotland. John is not a common man in the story; he is the exception that gave the place its identity.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Crawfordjohn 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.

Crawfordjohn Tower House is a medieval structure located in Scotland, likely built in the 15th or 16th century by a local landholding family, though specific builders or occupants are not well documented. It is remembered as an example of a defensive tower house typical of the Scottish Borders region during the medieval period.

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