Westhouses (site of)


Parish: Melrose

County: Roxburghshire

Grid reference: NT 5248 3552

Lat / long: 55.610947, -2.7559171

Alternative names: Pavilion House

The historic map is an Ordnance Survey map from 1919 to 1947, and is provided by the National Library of Scotland

A tower belonging to the Ormiston family is said to have stood here, and was carved with the date 1581. The last remains of it were removed in 1811 or 1812.

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created Sunday, November 13th, 2011 at 6:29 pm, last updated Sunday, November 13th, 2011 at 6:29 pm