Commendator's House
Parish: Melrose
County: Roxburghshire
Grid reference: NT 54835 34289
Lat / long: 55.60012, -2.718279
The Commendator's House is a small tower house which stands next to Melrose Abbey. Dating back to the 15th cenury, it was obviously altered in the 16th century, as the carved door lintel bears the date 1590.
The defensive origins of this building are revealed by the thickness of the walls, and the placement of gunloops in several places.
It is now home to a museum of Roman and medieval finds dug up during excavations of the nearby abbey.
