What is recorded here

Staneyhill Tower rose around 1630 as a sharp-edged house for the Shairps family, its unusual hexagonal stair tower still standing beside ruined L-plan walls. It may have hosted James Sharp, brother of the murdered Archbishop of St Andrews, before the Earls of Hopetoun stripped it for other builds. A forgotten fountain once drank from Maggie’s Loch, and farmers later pulled waterpipes from the soil, hinting that the tower still gives up its hidden life when touched.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Staneyhill Tower as Tower House (17th Century). 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.

Staneyhill Tower is a 17th-century tower house located in Scotland, built as a defensive residence during a period of political and social instability. It is remembered for its architectural significance as a typical example of Scottish domestic fortification from that era.

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