The tower house is an architectural typology which draws on medieval carpenter-mason craftsmanship of historic Albania, found across the Balkans. In Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Ottoman era, feudal lords built or renovated these muli-storey tower houses to serve both residential and defensive aims. Typically built of limestone, covered with wood shingle or limestone slabs, the walls are taper slightly as they ascend, incorporating military architectural elements, such as loopholes.

"ŽEPA lies along the river of the same name, a left tributary of the Drina, in the district of Rogatica. On the left bank of that river stands a long-abandoned tower of a certain Redžep-Paša. It is built of hewn stone. It has three floors, two with loopholes, and the third, the topmost, with a fireplace for living. Its base is a square with a side of 6 m, and it is up to 13 m high."

Source:

Kreševljakovič, Hamdija. “Kule I Odžaci u Bosni I Hercegovini.” Veselin Masleša: 1991, 71-86, esp. 86, https://www.fmks.gov.ba/download/zzs/1954/6-1954.pdf. Archived at: https://perma.cc/9D45-FEG9