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Todholes

Tower House (medieval)

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Todholes is a medieval tower house in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, standing as a compact stone monument to local power and defense. Its walls likely excluded strangers while giving a family room, heat and dignity during storms. The structure still marks human ambition in an ordinary landscape, even when no longer inhabited.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Todholes 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.
Todholes is a medieval tower house in Scotland, likely built between the 14th and 16th centuries, reflecting the defensive and social structures of lowland Scottish society during that period. Its importance lies in its contribution to understanding regional architecture and landholding patterns in medieval Scotland.

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