What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Riccarton Tower 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.
Riccarton Tower is a medieval tower house built by the Riccarton family in the 15th or 16th century. It is remembered as a typical example of a Scottish tower house, reflecting the defensive and social structures of the period.
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Places near here
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Riccarton MillGrain Mill (18th Century) · 1079 yd
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SaughtreeFindspot (period Unassigned), Unidentified Flint(s) (flint)(period Unassigned) · 1756 yd
Wauchope ForestForest · 2.0 mi
Liddel WaterFarmstead (period Unassigned), Tower House (medieval) · 2.3 mi
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Photo: Walter Baxter · CC BY-SA 2.0