Westhills
Tower House (Medieval)
Site Name Westhills
Classification Tower House (Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Westhills Farm
Canmore ID 66991
Site Number NY26NE 7
NGR NY 2721 6545
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/66991
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Gretna
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Annandale And Eskdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
NY26NE 7 2721 6545.
(Name NY 2717 6543) Tower (NR) (Site of)
OS 6" map (1957)
Remains of the square Border tower at Westhills Farm formed part of the barn wall in 1858 (Name Book 1858-98), and it was said that the outbuildings were built of stones from the tower. Date not known. The majority of the many border towers in the area are 16th c.
New Statistical Account (NSA) 1841 (Roddick)
NY 2721 6545. The walls of the barn have been whitewashed and a hay shed has been built onto the south side. No remains of the tower could be found and no further information could be obtained locally.
Visited by OS (RD) 16 October 1967.
Note (1997)
NY 2721 6545 NY26NE 7
Listed as tower.
RCAHMS 1997.
