What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Repentance Tower as 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.
Repentance Tower is a medieval tower house located in the Scottish Borders, built in the 15th or 16th century, likely by a local landholding family. It is remembered as an example of the defensive architecture used by lowland Scottish families during a period of frequent border conflicts.
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Photo: Billy McCrorie · CC BY-SA 2.0