What is recorded here
Stapsheldenn is a possible medieval tower house hidden in the Scottish Borders, recorded only as a point accurate to the nearest hundred metres. The uncertainty is not a flaw but an invitation: a tower may have stood there, watched a valley, or watched nothing at all.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records 'stapsheldenn' as Tower House (medieval)(possible). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Riccarton MillGrain Mill (18th Century) · 715 yd
Larriston BurnField System (period Unassigned) · 918 yd
Riccarton FarmFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1033 yd
Upper LarristonStock Enclosure (period Unassigned) · 1155 yd
Riccarton TowerTower House (medieval) · 1635 yd
Blackwood HillMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
Larriston Fells (summit)Mountain / peak · 1.9 mi
Liddel WaterFarmstead (period Unassigned), Tower House (medieval) · 2.2 mi
Wauchope ForestForest · 2.7 mi
Steele PlantationForest · 2.7 mi
The Source of the North Tyne RiverMemorial · 3.4 mi
Kielder ObservatoryHeritage attraction · 3.4 mi