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        Thesaurus Term/Concept: TOWER HOUSE
        
            
                
                    | Identifier | 68914 | 
                
                    | Class | MONUMENT TYPE | 
                
                    | Status | Preferred | 
                
                    | Index? | Yes | 
                
                    | Scope Note | A multi-storey, fortified hall house with one of the crosswings being raised in the form of a crenellated tower. Permanently occupied, they date from the mid 14th to the 17th century and are found mainly in the border counties of the North of England. | 
            
        
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            Instances/Examples (5)
                
                    
                        
                            | Context | Record | 
                            
                                | Monument Type | MWE9880 CAISTEAL BHEAGRAM, LOCH AN EILEAN, SOUTH UIST (Monument) | 
                            
                                | Monument Type | MWE21394 DUN MHIC LEOID, BARRA (Monument) | 
                            
                                | Monument Type | MWE9815 ERISKAY (Monument) | 
                            
                                | Monument Type | MWE21390 KISIMUL CASTLE, BARRA (Monument) | 
                            
                                | Monument Type | MWE140659 Seaforth Lodge, Stornoway, Lewis (Monument) |