Old Photograph Gala House Scotland

Old photograph of Gala House, Galashiels, Scottish Borders of Scotland. This Scottish building was originally built as a tower house in 1487 by the Pringle family, who had been granted the lands of Gala by the Earl of Douglas. In 1583, Andrew Hoppringill carried out much improvement and extended the house as his family home. Further expansion took place in 1611, before Andrew returned to live at the family seat of Smailholm Tower in 1635, when his daughter, Jean, married Hugh Scott.



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