
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Tushielaw Tower as Building(s) (medieval), Enclosure(s) (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.
Tushielaw Tower is a medieval tower house in the Borders region of Scotland, likely built in the 15th or 16th century by a local landholding family, possibly the Maxwells or Johnstons, who were prominent in the area. It is remembered for its strategic position and as an example of the defensive architecture typical of the turbulent Border Reivers period.
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Places near here
TushielawQuarry (post Medieval) · 500 yd
Tushielaw InnInn (period Unassigned) · 610 yd
AnnelshopeTrack (post Medieval) · 888 yd
WardlawBuilding (period Unassigned), Enclosure (period Unassigned) · 1166 yd
Crow PlantationWood · 1.2 mi
Annelshope HillMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
Thirlestane TowerTower House (16th Century) · 1.6 mi
Gamescleuch TowerFarmstead (medieval), Tower House (medieval) · 1.8 mi
Deephope HillMountain / peak · 2.3 mi
Jubilee CairnMemorial · 2.5 mi
March WoodWood · 4.1 mi
Ettrick Shepherd MonumentMemorial · 4.4 miOther information
Photo: Walter Baxter · CC BY-SA 2.0