Archaeology Notes
Event ID 717664
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
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(NT 5722 2046) Minto House (NAT)
OS 6" map (1938)
The remains of the border peel at Minto, destroyed by Hertford in 1545, are incorporated in the present Minto House, erected in 1814.
New Statistical Account (NSA) 1845 (D Aitken); T Hannan 1928; A Harvey 1930
No further information discovered. Minto House appears to be entirely modern, with no visible indications of antiquity. It is now in use as a school for girls (Craigmount).
Visited by OS (WDJ) 30 September 1965
Minto House is to be demolished.
Information from The Scotsman 29 July 1970