What is recorded here

Mnemo knows Taringzean Castle as a medieval tower house in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Its exact point is recorded to the nearest metre, though the name still resists ordinary spelling. The castle may have stood as a private stronghold, a boundary marker or a household seat, and that uncertainty leaves room for imagination.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Taringzean Castle as 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.

Taringzean Castle 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 and residential architecture typical of the region during the turbulent period of Anglo-Scottish border conflicts.

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