Pringle of Burnhouse

In 1494 Alexander Hoppringill took action against Thomas and John Borthwick of Crookston over their destruction and downcasting of his tower-house and place of Burnhouse.

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Pringle of Muirhouse

Muirhouse tower, just east of Stow. Muirhouse Tower stood on high ground about a mile and a half from Stow on the right of the road between that place and Lauder. The site, in the corner of a field, is marked by a few trees. In 1489 a lease of the lands of Muirhouse is granted by the Archbishop of St Andrews to William Hoppringill.

Records page 74. Map of Muirhouse & Stow | Multimap.com

Archaeology Notes
(NT 4730 4516) Muirhouse Castle (NR) (site of)
OS 6" map (1971)

The remains of Muirhouse Castle, a square tower, were removed by Mr Blackie, of Muirhouse, who ploughed up the land about 1832. No traces of the tower remain, bu t a red freestone, apparently from its entrance, is built into the garden of the present farmhouse. It is inscribed 'I P M P In Te Domine Speravi 1626'.
 

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