tower house

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A tower house is a particular type of stone structure, built for defensive purposes as well as habitation. Tower houses began to appear in the Middle Ages, especially in mountainous or limited access areas, to command and defend strategic points with reduced forces. At the same time, they were also used as an aristocrat's residence, around which a castle town was often constructed.

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castle, fortified house, 

diaolou, fortified house, peel tower, s in the Balkans, 

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  • diaolou ⓘ
    type of tower, fortified residential towers
  • peel tower ⓘ
    type of small fortified keep or tower house found on the sides of the English-Scottish border
  • tower houses in the Balkans ⓘ
    tower houses in the Balkans during the Ottoman period
  • Aikwood Tower ⓘ
    castle in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK  
  • Alloa Tower ⓘ
    castle in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Ardgowan Castle ⓘ
    tower house in Inverclyde, Scotland, UK
  • Arnside Tower ⓘ
    15th-century tower house  
  • Ayton Castle ⓘ
    tower house and country house in Ayton, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
  • Barholm Castle ⓘ
    castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  
  • Barony and Castle of Kilbirnie ⓘ
    tower house in Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
  • Barscobe Castle ⓘ
    castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
  • Burleigh Castle ⓘ
    tower house in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK  
  • Cairns Castle ⓘ
    ruined keep in West Lothian, Scotland, UK  
  • Caisteal Maol ⓘ
    castle in Highland, Scotland, UK  
  • Caldwell Tower ⓘ
    tower in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Carleton Castle ⓘ
    castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Carsluith Castle ⓘ
    castle in Scotland  
  • Castle of Park ⓘ
    tower house in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
  • Cathcart Castle ⓘ
    castle in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK  
  • Clackmannan Tower ⓘ
    tower house in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Craigneil Castle ⓘ
    castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Creich Castle ⓘ
    castle in Fife, Scotland, UK  
  • Culzean Castle ⓘ
    country house incorporating earlier castle and tower house fabric, near Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Dirleton Castle ⓘ
    castle in East Lothian, Scotland, UK  
  • Drumin Castle ⓘ
    tower house in Moray, Scotland, UK  
  • Dundas Castle ⓘ
    castle in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK  
  • Elcho Castle ⓘ
    tower house in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK  
  • Fenton Tower ⓘ
    architectural structure in East Lothian, Scotland, UK  
  • Fulton Tower ⓘ
    tower house near Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK  
  • Huntingtower Castle ⓘ
    castle in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK  
  • Kindrochit Castle ⓘ
    tower house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Kirkhill Castle ⓘ
    castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Knock Castle ⓘ
    ruined tower house in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland  
  • Little Cumbrae Castle ⓘ
    castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Midhope Castle ⓘ
    castle in West Lothian, Scotland, UK  
  • Montfode Castle ⓘ
    castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
  • Muchalls Castle ⓘ
    castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
  • Old Slains Castle ⓘ
    ruined castle near Collieston in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Preston Tower ⓘ
    castle in East Lothian, Scotland, UK  
  • Ravenscraig Castle ⓘ
    tower house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Sauchie Tower ⓘ
    tower house, later house, in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Scotstarvit Tower ⓘ
    castle in Fife, Scotland, UK  
  • Skipness Castle ⓘ
    castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK  
  • Sorbie Tower ⓘ
    tower house in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  
  • Steinstock ⓘ
  • Stoneypath Tower ⓘ
    tower house in East Lothian, Scotland, UK  
  • Torre de Urbina de Basabe ⓘ
  • Torre del Campano ⓘ
    building in Pisa, Italy
  • Tower of Villañañe ⓘ
    cultural property in Valdegovia, Spain
  • Traquair House ⓘ
    tower house converted to country house in Traquair, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK  
  • Udny Castle ⓘ
    tower house in Udny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Crookston Castle ⓘ
    ringwork castle in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK  
  • Meierturm ⓘ
    fortified tower in Silenen in the canton of Uri, Switzerland
  • Castle Stalker ⓘ
    tower house or keep on a tidal islet on Loch Laich  
  • Threave Castle ⓘ
    14th century tower house near Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  
  • Seiger Tower ⓘ
    fortified tower of Stolpen Castle
  • Kisimul Castle ⓘ
    castle on a small island near Castlebay, Scotland  
  • Borthwick Castle ⓘ
    castle in Midlothian, Scotland, UK  
  • Inchdrewer Castle ⓘ
    16th-century tower house in Scotland  
  • Niddry Castle ⓘ
    castle in West Lothian, Scotland, UK
  • Seafield Tower ⓘ
    architectural structure in Fife, Scotland, UK
  • Gylen Castle ⓘ
    castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK  
  • Barcaldine Castle ⓘ
    castle in Barcaldine, Scotland  
  • Craigievar Castle ⓘ
    castle and museum in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Penrhyn Castle ⓘ
    country house in Llandygái, Gwynedd, Wales  
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Tibberaghny CastleTibberaghny Castle
view from window at Tibberaghny Castleview from window at Tibberaghny Castle
Sasiola dorrea 18Sasiola dorrea 18
View from roof Tibberaghny CastleView from roof Tibberaghny Castle
Sasiola dorrea 17Sasiola dorrea 17
Interesting tower like building near Xrobb l-GħaġinInteresting tower like building near Xrobb l-Għaġin
Benholm`s Lodgings, AberdeenBenholm's Lodgings, Aberdeen
Trier Turm JerusalemTrier Turm Jerusalem
Neidpath Castle 2014 1Neidpath Castle 2014 1
Πύργος, Αγιά 3563Πύργος, Αγιά 3563
TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
classbuildingdiaoloutower house, fortified tower, towerWikidata
classbuildingpeel towertower houseWikidata
classgrouptower houses in the Balkanstower houseWikidata
sitecastleAikwood Towertower houseWikidata
sitecastleAlloa Towercountry house, National Trust for Scotland, tower houseWikidata
sitecastleArdgowan Castletower houseWikidata
sitecastleArnside Towertower houseWikidata
sitecastleAyton Castletower house, country houseWikidata
sitecastleBarholm Castletower houseWikidata
sitecastleBarony and Castle of Kilbirnietower house, castleWikidata
sitecastleBarscobe Castletower houseWikidata
sitecastleBurleigh Castletower houseWikidata
sitecastleCairns Castletower houseWikidata
sitecastleCaisteal Maoltower houseWikidata
sitecastleCaldwell Towertower houseWikidata
sitecastleCarleton Castletower houseWikidata
sitecastleCarsluith Castletower houseWikidata
sitecastleCastle of Parktower houseWikidata
sitecastleCathcart Castletower house, ringwork castleWikidata
sitecastleClackmannan Towertower houseWikidata
sitecastleCraigneil Castletower houseWikidata
sitecastleCreich Castletower houseWikidata
sitecastleCulzean Castletower house, castle, country house, National Trust for ScotlandWikidata
sitecastleDirleton CastleHistoric Environment Scotland, tower houseWikidata
sitecastleDrumin Castletower houseWikidata
sitecastleDundas Castletower houseWikidata
sitecastleElcho Castletower houseWikidata
sitecastleFenton Towertower houseWikidata
sitecastleFulton Towertower house, castleWikidata
sitecastleHuntingtower CastleHistoric Environment Scotland, country house, tower house, castleWikidata
sitecastleKindrochit Castletower house, castleWikidata
sitecastleKirkhill Castletower houseWikidata
sitecastleKnock Castletower houseWikidata
sitecastleLittle Cumbrae CastleClan Montgomery, tower houseWikidata
sitecastleMidhope Castletower houseWikidata
sitecastleMontfode Castletower houseWikidata
sitecastleMuchalls Castletower houseWikidata
sitecastleOld Slains Castletower houseWikidata
sitecastlePreston Towertower houseWikidata
sitecastleRavenscraig Castletower houseWikidata
sitecastleSauchie Towertower house, houseWikidata
sitecastleScotstarvit Towertower houseWikidata
sitecastleSkipness Castletower houseWikidata
sitecastleSorbie Towertower house, castleWikidata
sitecastleSteinstocktower house, fortified towerWikidata
sitecastleStoneypath Towerdovecote, tower houseWikidata
sitecastleTorre de Urbina de Basabetower house, fortified towerWikidata
sitecastleTorre del Campanobell tower, tower houseWikidata
sitecastleTower of Villañañetower house, fortified towerWikidata
sitecastleTraquair Housecountry house, tower houseWikidata
sitecastleUdny Castlecountry house, tower houseWikidata
sitecastle1180Crookston CastleHistoric Environment Scotland, ringwork castle, archaeological site, tower houseWikidata
sitecastle1300Meierturmtower house, architectural structure, fortified towerWikidata
sitecastle1320Castle Stalkertower house, castleWikidata
sitecastle1369Threave CastleHistoric Environment Scotland, tower houseWikidata
sitecastle1400Seiger Towertower house, fortified towerWikidata
sitecastle1427Kisimul CastleHistoric Environment Scotland, island castle, tower house, islandWikidata
sitecastle1430Borthwick Castletower houseWikidata
sitecastle1500Inchdrewer Castletower houseWikidata
sitecastle1500Niddry Castletower houseWikidata
sitecastle1542Seafield Towertower houseWikidata
sitecastle1582Gylen Castletower houseWikidata
sitecastle1601Barcaldine Castletower houseWikidata
sitecastle1626Craigievar Castlemuseum, National Trust for Scotland, tower house, castleWikidata
sitecastle1820Penrhyn CastleNational Trust, tower house, castleWikidata
commonsimageTibberaghny Castle Commons
commonsimageview from window at Tibberaghny Castle Commons
commonsimageSasiola dorrea 18 Commons
commonsimageView from roof Tibberaghny Castle Commons
commonsimageSasiola dorrea 17 Commons
commonsimageInteresting tower like building near Xrobb l-Għaġin Commons
commonsimageBenholm's Lodgings, Aberdeen Commons
commonsimageTrier Turm Jerusalem Commons
commonsimageNeidpath Castle 2014 1 Commons
commonsimageΠύργος, Αγιά 3563 Commons
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