Gilston Peel
Tower House (Medieval)
Site Name Gilston Peel
Classification Tower House (Medieval)
Canmore ID 54573
Site Number NT45NW 7
NGR NT 44353 56292
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/54573
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Fala And Soutra (Ettrick And Lauderdale)
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Ettrick And Lauderdale
- Former County Midlothian
NT45NW 7 4435 5628.
(NT 4435 5628) Gilston Peel (NR] (Remains of)
OS 6" map (1957)
This place appears to have been originally a small peel tower which has been ruinous for some years, though lately fitted up as a two-storeyed dwelling which, though habitable, is currently unoccupied (Name Book 1852). It is oblong on plan, measuring 31' x 22'. There are no features of interest.
RCAHMS 1929, visited 1915
There is now little to indicate the original peel. The modern building incorporates the walls of the original building; these are just under 1.0m thick at ground level. There is a small blocked-up rectangular window in the SE gable; otherwise the building appears entirely modern.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 14 December 1964
The occupied building is as described. No further information.
Visited by OS (MJF) 10 May 1979.
Field Visit (27 May 1915)
Gilston ‘Peel’.
This fragment stands about three miles south of Fala village on a shoulder of Soutra Hill. It is oblong on plan, lying with its major axis west-south-west and east-north-east, and measures externally 31 feet by 22 feet. It is evidently the remnant of a tower which subsequently was converted into a two-storeyed dwelling. There are no features of interest.
RCAHMS 1929, visited 27 May 1915.
Sbc Note
Visibility: This is an upstanding building.
Information from Scottish Borders Council.
