What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Shieldgreen 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.
Shieldgreen Tower is a medieval tower house located in the Scottish Borders, likely built in the 15th or 16th century by a local landholding family for defence during a period of frequent border conflicts. It is remembered as an example of the type of strongholds used by Border reivers to protect their lands and livestock.
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