What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Westside Tower as Tower House (medieval). 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.
Westside Tower is a medieval tower house in Scotland, likely built between the 15th and 17th centuries, typical of the period's defensive and noble architecture. Its importance lies in representing the regional style and social structure of lowland Scotland during the late medieval and early modern periods.
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