Old Gala House
Old Gala House is a residential building in the small Scottish town of Galashiels in the Scottish Borders Council Area . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
history
A peel tower is recorded at the site in 1457 . The oldest parts of what is now the Old Gala House include integrated fragments of a subsequent defensive tower that Andrew Pringle built in 1583. Galashiels became the ancestral home of Clan Pringle in 1611 and the southeast wing was added around that year. In 1635, however, the clan moved its headquarters to Smailholm Tower . When Jean Pringle married Hugh Scott in the same year, the couple moved to Old Gala House. The Scotts acted as lairds from Gala. The building was expanded around 1830 and 1860. In 1872, another Hugh Scott hired Scottish architect David Bryce to build New Gala House , making Old Gala House obsolete. New Gala House was canceled in 1985. The Old Gala House, which had meanwhile passed into the hands of the regional government, was converted into a museum in 1988.
description
Old Gala House was once out of town. As it continued to grow, it included the building so that it is now located on Scott Crescent within Galashiel. The building has an irregular U-shaped floor plan. The brickwork of the two- to three-story Old Gala House consists of quarry stone , with openings being lined with natural stone from yellow or red sandstone . Essentially twelve-part lattice windows are installed along the facade . An entrance on the south-east exposed rear is designed with obelisks as pinnacles . The three-story stair tower from 1611 is striking. Various turrets protrude from it. The building closes with slate roofs.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on Old Gala House in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 36 ′ 50.2 " N , 2 ° 48 ′ 31.1" W.