What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Tower of Johnston as Cairn (bronze Age), Folly (post 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.
Bronze Age cairn with a later post-Medieval folly constructed upon or adjacent to it. Its significance lies in the reuse of ancient monuments in the post-Medieval period, reflecting continuity of landscape use and cultural memory.
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Places near here
Hill of GarvockMountain / peak · 23 yd
Garvock HillCairn (prehistoric)(possible) · 1028 yd
Johnston MainsRing Ditch (period Unassigned) · 1077 yd
Chalybeate WellSpa (period Unassigned) · 1185 yd
Johnston LodgeCountry House (19th Century) · 1457 yd
Laurencekirk, CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 1.2 mi
Laurencekirk War MemorialMemorial · 1.3 mi
Denlethen WoodWood · 1.8 mi
Woodstone HillMountain / peak · 1.9 mi
Balhagarty PlantationWood · 2.4 mi
Hill of MorphieNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 2.6 mi
Lauriston CastleCastle (medieval), Country House (post Medieval), Tower House (medieval) · 2.7 miOther information
Photo: Scott Cormie · CC BY-SA 2.0