It is the only remaining example of a Scottish tower house south of the border with England, and became a Grade II* listed building in 1957.
In June 1596, Graham was accused of hosting a coiner making counterfeit money in a room in his tower at Brackenhill.
[1] Thomas Musgrave of Bewcastle was captured by Scottish reivers at the gates in July 1596 when the Grahams refused him a refuge.
There are two upper storeys above a vaulted basement, with a corner spiral staircase and originally a first-floor exterior door.
In 1860 they added a new dining room and kitchen in a two-storey extension constructed from dressed red sandstone, with a canted bay window.