
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Tower of Hallbar as Dovecot (medieval), 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.
The Tower of Hallbar is a medieval tower house and dovecot, likely built by a local landholding family in the 15th or 16th century. It is remembered as an example of domestic and agricultural architecture in rural Scotland during the late medieval period.
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Photo: Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0