Torwoodlee House

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Torwoodlee House

Torwoodlee House is a mansion 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

In the Middle Ages, there was a tower house called Torwoodlee Tower on the site . George Pringle had a new defense tower of the same name built there in 1601. Torwoodlee House was built on the grounds of Torwoodlee in 1783, after which the older Tower House became obsolete and fell into disrepair. Today it is classified as a Scheduled Monument . After Torwoodlee House initially had an elongated floor plan, flanking pavilions and a Victorian canopy were added later. In the course of the 19th century the north side was expanded.

description

The mansion is located on a spacious property on the north-western edge of Galashiels about 200 m from the right bank of Gala Water . The masonry of the symmetrically constructed, Georgian designed Torwoodlee House consists of rubble stone with red natural stone details. Built into the slope, the basement of the two-story mansion emerges on the south side.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ Scheduled Monument - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  3. ↑ a b Entry on Torwoodlee House  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)

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Coordinates: 55 ° 37 ′ 56.8 "  N , 2 ° 50 ′ 25.6"  W.