Old Holylee House
Tower House (18th Century)(Possible)
Site Name Old Holylee House
Classification Tower House (18th Century)(Possible)
Canmore ID 53109
Site Number NT33NE 19
NGR NT 39153 37747
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/53109
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Innerleithen
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Tweeddale
- Former County Peebles-shire
NT33NE 19 39153 37747
See also:
NT33NE 26.00 38933 37618 Holylee House
(NT 3916 3774) Old Holylee, built in 1734 (RCAHMS 1967, visited 1959) is said to have been built on the site of an old peel or tower.
(Name Book 1858)
There is no visible evidence to confirm the above.
Visited by OS (JP) 20 September 1974
Watching Brief (22 May 2013 - 23 May 2013)
NT 39153 37747 A watching brief was carried out, 22–23 May 2013, during ground-breaking works associated with a hydro-electric scheme. The work was considered sensitive as the route of the water pipe ran close to Old Holylee House, which was built in 1737, and may be on the site of an earlier tower house. The majority of the trenching followed the route of an old access track and monitoring, within 50m of the house site, did not record any finds or features of archaeological significance.
Archive: OASIS and RCAHMS
Funder: Holylee Estate
Kenneth Macfadyen, Addyman Archaeology, 2013
(Source: DES)
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
Watching Brief
A watching brief was conducted by Addyman Archaeology in March 2013 on a section of pipe trench south and east of Old Holylee House. No signficant archaeological remains were discovered.
