
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Whitton Tower 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.
Whitton Tower is a medieval tower house located in Scotland, likely built during the late 15th or early 16th century by a local landholding family, though specific builders or occupants are not well documented. It is remembered as an example of the defensive and domestic architecture typical of the Scottish Borders during the medieval period.
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Places near here
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Heatherland HillEnclosure(s) (period Unassigned), Field Boundary (period Unassigned), Quarry(s) (period Unassigned), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 1624 yd
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Deadrig PlantationForest · 1743 yd
Over Whitton HillMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
ChesterhouseFarmstead (period Unassigned), Tower House (medieval) · 1.5 mi
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War MemorialMemorial · 1.8 mi
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Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0