Swaggerty Blockhouse along US-321 near Parrottsville, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Originally believed to have been built by early settlers in 1787, recent archaeological evidence suggests the blockhouse was actually a cantilever barn built around 1860.
The blockhouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
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== Summary == {{Information |Description=Swaggerty Blockhouse along US-321 in Parrottsville, Tennessee. The blockhouse was one of a number of fortifications built in Cocke County to protect against Cherokee raids in the 1780s. The Tennessee Historical C