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Corehead

Tower House (Medieval)

Site Name Corehead

Classification Tower House (Medieval)

Alternative Name(s) 'Ye Corheade'

Canmore ID 87072

Site Number NT01SE 52

NGR NT 072 124

NGR Description NT c. 072 124

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Dumfries And Galloway
  • Parish Moffat
  • Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
  • Former District Annandale And Eskdale
  • Former County Dumfries-shire

Activities

Field Visit (4 January 1995)

NT01SE 52 c. 072 124

There are no visible remains of the tower of 'ye Corheade' which appears on a (1590) map of the West Marches of England and Scotland. It may have stood near Corehead steading (NT01SE 53).

Visited by RCAHMS (IF), 4 January 1995.

(J and R Hyslop 1912; J M Corrie 1916).

Listed as tower.

RCAHMS 1997.

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