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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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 KIESSIMUL CASTLE, BARRA (Monument)
Monument Type MWE140659 Seaforth Lodge, Stornoway, Lewis (Monument)