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Old Manor House

The Old Manor House at West Linton is a multi-period building but incorporates the remains of a 16th century tower house.

The oldest part is a small two storey L-shaped structure with walls varying in thickness from around 1.1m to around 1.5m, although it may have had a third storey in the past. This tower may have been built in 1578 and local tradition states that it was built for the James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton and Regent of Scotland, by masons who were building Drochil Castle for him further down the Lyne valley.

In the 18th century a wing was added to the east and other minor alterations were made to the building in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Alternative names for Old Manor House

Linton; Linton Roderick; Linton Roderyck; Linton Rotheri; Linton Rotheric; Linton Rothirrik; Linton Rutherick; Linton-Ridric; Linton-Rotheryk; Lintonrotheric; Lintonrothirrik; Lintoun; Lintoun-Rotheryk; Lintoune; Lintounrothirrikis; Lintun; Lintun Ruderich; Lintunrothi; Lintunruderich; Lintunrutheric; Lundyn Rothery; Lundynrothery; Lyintoun; Lymn; Lynton; Lynton in Rothryk; Lynton Roderick; Lynton Roderyck; Lynton Rotheryk; Lynton Rothiryk; Lynton Rothrig; Lynton Rothrike; Lynton Rothryk; Lynton-Ruderic; Lyntonrohryk; Lyntonrotherick; Lyntonrothirrikkis; Lyntonrothrik; Lyntonrothrike; Lyntoun; Lyntoun in Rothryk; Lyntoun Roderyck; Lyntoune; Lyntoune Rothiryk; Lyntoune Rothyryk; Lyntounerothiryk; Lyntounerothyryk; Lyntounrotheryk; Lyntounrothryk; Lyntowne; Lyntunruderic; Lyntunruderyc; West Linton

Clans associated with Old Manor House

Douglas

Rutherford

Surnames associated with Old Manor House

Comyn

Douglas

Rutherford

Stewart

Where is Old Manor House?

Old Manor House is in the parish of West Linton and the county of Peeblesshire.

Grid reference: NT 14991 51983

Lat / long: 55.753717, -3.356000

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OS Map for Old Manor House

Pentland Hills (Penicuik & West Linton)
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Directions to Old Manor House

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Weather at Old Manor House

2°C
max 3°C / min 1°C
22km/h WSW
976mb
81%
0%
08:25 16:23

Clear sky
Weather observed at West Linton at 20:14

References (books)

A Geographical, Historical Description of the Shire of Tweeddale
Alexander Pennecuik
Edinburgh, 1715
A History of Peeblesshire
William Chambers
Edinburgh, 1864
A History of Peeblesshire (Volume 3)
James William Buchan
Glasgow, 1927
Borders (The Buildings of Scotland)
Kitty Cruft
London, 2006
Caledonia (Volume 2)
George Chalmers
London, 1810
Caledonia (Volume 3)
George Chalmers
London, 1810
Fasti ecclesiæ Scoticanæ (Volume 8)
Hew Scott
Edinburgh, 1950
Historical Notes on Peeblesshire Localities
Robert Renwick
Peebles, 1897
History of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club (Volume 3)
Various
London, 1857
Origines Parochiales Scotiae (Volume 1)
Various
Edinburgh, 1851
Peeblesshire, An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments, Volume 1
RCAHMS
Edinburgh, 1967
Registrum Honoris de Morton, Volume 1
Various
Edinburgh, 1853
Registrum Honoris de Morton, Volume 2
Various
Edinburgh, 1853
The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015
The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles
Ella S. Armitage
Middletown, 2015
The Heraldry of the Douglases
G. Harvey Johnston
Edinburgh, 1907
The History and Antiquities of Roxburghshire and adjacent districts, Volume 3
Alexander Jeffrey
Edinburgh, 1855
The Kelso Abbey cartulary
Andrew Smith
Glasgow, 2011
The Lairds' Houses of Scotland
Sabina Ross Strachan
Edinburgh, 2008
The Scots Peerage (Volume 6)
James Balfour Paul
Edinburgh, 1909

References (websites)

Listed Building record
Canmore
Wikipedia

Castles near Old Manor House

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Cairnmuir House

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Macbiehill (site of)

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Carlops (site of)

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Romanno Tower (site of)

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Newhall House

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Whiteside Tower

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Ancient sites near Old Manor House

Harestanes stone circle

8.1km away

Cloyhouse Burn stone circle

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Sheriff Muir standing stone

13.0km away

Bankend Plantation standing stone

14.2km away

Castle Law fort

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Castle Law souterrain

14.3km away

Glencorse rock art

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Wester Yardhouses souterrain

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Kaimes Hill fort

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Pictish stones near Old Manor House

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

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Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

23.9km away

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

23.9km away

Borthwick Mains Class I symbol stone

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Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

47.7km away

Court Cave Class I rock carving

48.9km away

Doo Cave Class I rock carving

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Jonathan's Cave Class I rock carving

49.3km away

Sliding Cave Class I rock carving

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Pictish sites near Old Manor House

Borland silver chain

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Todholes (possible) silver chain

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Whitlaw silver chain

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Haddington silver chain

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Whitecleugh silver chain

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Traprain Law silver chain

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Norrie's Law hoard

61.1km away

Hoardweel silver chain

64.2km away

Dunnicaer fort

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Accommodation near Old Manor House

Drochil Castle Farmhouse
bed and breakfastWest Linton
8.6km away
Barony Castle
hotel, restaurant, barPeebles
9.8km away
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hotel, restaurantEddleston
10.4km away
Cringletie House
hotel, restaurant, barEddleston
11.3km away
Craigiebield House Hotel
hotelPenicuik
11.6km away
A Room In The Country
bed and breakfastKirknewton
13.6km away
Barns Tower
self-cateringKirkton Manor
14.4km away
Castle Venlaw Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barPeebles
14.8km away
Cross Keys Hotel, Peebles
hotelPeebles
15.3km away
Stobo Castle
hotel, restaurantStobo
15.5km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Old Manor House

Whitmuir The Organic Place
café, restaurantWest Linton
4.3km away
Barony Castle
hotel, restaurant, barPeebles
9.8km away
Horseshoe Inn
hotel, restaurantEddleston
10.4km away
Cringletie House
hotel, restaurant, barEddleston
11.3km away
Castle Venlaw Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barPeebles
14.8km away
County Inn
pubPeebles
15.4km away
Stobo Castle
hotel, restaurantStobo
15.5km away
Dawyck Café
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16.9km away
Elphinstone Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantBiggar
17.7km away
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hotel, restaurant, barBiggar
18.4km away
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Published on the 13th of February 2012 at 9:38 pm. Updated on the 8th of January 2021 at 2:19 pm.

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