Westruther, Westertown, Horse-engine House
Horse Engine House (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Site Name Westruther, Westertown, Horse-engine House
Classification Horse Engine House (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Horse-gin House; Horse Gin House
Canmore ID 145398
Site Number NT64NW 44
NGR NT 63260 49927
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/145398
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Westruther
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Berwickshire
- Former County Berwickshire
The buildings of Westertown Farm include a hexagonal horse-engine house, probably dating from the mid-nineteenth century. It was photographed in the mid 1970s but maps published since then do not depict it.
Horse-engine houses contained the mechanisms for powering threshing machines located in the adjacent barn.
Text prepared by RCAHMS as part of the Accessing Scotland's Past project
Sbc Note (15 April 2016)
Visibility: Standing structure or monument.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
