The Lands of Roughwood

Roughwood
Beith, North Ayrshire, Scotland
UK grid reference NS 34568 52261
Roughwood Tower
Roughwood is located in Scotland
Roughwood
Roughwood
Coordinates55°44′07″N 4°38′11″W / 55.735414°N 4.636377°W / 55.735414; -4.636377
TypeTower
Site information
OwnerPrivate
Open to
the public
No
ConditionRemoved, the farm buildings remain.
Site history
Built15th century
In useUntil 17th century
MaterialsStone

Roughwood once Ruchwood[1] is a farm, originally a estate, possessing at one time a small tower castle. Roughwood is situated near to the town of Beith in North Ayrshire, Scotland; the lands lay within the old Lordship of Giffen.

  1. ^ Blaeu's Map Retrieved : 2012-05-04