Kittlehall
Tower House (Medieval)
Site Name Kittlehall
Classification Tower House (Medieval)
Canmore ID 49924
Site Number NT13SW 32
NGR NT 1132 3378
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/49924
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Broughton, Glenholm And Kilbucho
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Tweeddale
- Former County Peebles-shire
NT13SW 32 1132 3378.
(NT 1132 3378) Kittlehall (NR) (Site of)
OS 6" map, Peeblesshire, 2nd ed., (1909).
This tower was ruinous in 1775, and no remains are now visible. It is said to have been a residence of the Geddes family of Rachen and "of the same consequence with "Wrae" (see NT13SW 8) Buchan & Paton state that Rachan (NT 121 346) was called Kittlehall in the 18th century.
RCAHMS 1967, visited 1958; J W Buchan and H Paton 1927.
There are no remains in this field.
Visited by OS(IA) 23 August 1972.
Sbc Note (21 March 2016)
Visibility: This was the site of an archaeological monument, which may no longer be visible.
Information from Scottish Borders Council