Cocklaw Tower

Cocklaw Tower is a towerhouse dating from the late 14th century or early 15th century. It is constructed from large squared stone, likely re-used Roman material, and has a rectangular plan with three floors. Each floor contains a single large chamber, along with a smaller chamber to the south and a newel stair located at the southeast corner. The building features a chamfered set-back above the basement and a hollow-chamfered cornice, which is largely fallen, below the parapet.

On the south elevation, there is a central pointed chamfered doorway leading to the basement, along with several scattered chamfered loops. Above the cornice, remnants of a taller turret can be seen at the southwest corner. The east elevation has a similar doorway at the first-floor level, accompanied by a window with two trefoil-headed lights, although the mullion is missing, and various chamfered loops are present. The west elevation features a similar two-light window at the first floor, while the north elevation only shows loops.

Inside, there is a vaulted lobby with a doorway to the stair on the right and a hole broken through the wall on the left that leads into a former prison, which was originally accessible only via a trapdoor from the painted chamber above. The main basement has a barrel vault that is partly fallen at the north end. The painted chamber, which contains remnants of 16th-century mural decoration, is located on the south side at the first-floor level, with a garderobe to the northwest. There is also a mezzanine chamber on the south side between the first and second floors, which can only be accessed from the stair.

Cocklaw Tower remains the virtually intact shell of a towerhouse.