Lochhouse Tower
Lochhouse Tower | |
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Near Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland UK grid reference NT082033 | |
The tower in 2006 | |
Lochhouse Tower | |
Coordinates | 55°18′56″N 3°26′45″W / 55.315622°N 3.445868°W |
Type | Oblong plan Tower house |
Site information | |
Owner | Private |
Open to the public | No |
Condition | Restored as private residence c. 1978 |
Site history | |
Built | c. 1550 |
Materials | Stone |
Lochhouse Tower is a mid-16th-century tower house situated near Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway. It was restored in the late 1970s and is now used as a private residence.
References
- Coventry, Martin (2001) The Castles of Scotland, 3rd Ed. Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN 1-899874-26-7
- Maxwell-Irving, A. M. T. (2000) The Border Towers of Scotland, Creedon Publications ISBN 1-899316-31-0