Hillslap Tower (5 of 6)
The Vale of the Allen Water was the prototype for the fictional 'Glendearg' in Sir Walter Scott's "The Monastery". Fifty years ago, the name Hillslap was little known to Galashiels folk, who knew both this tower and and the valley in which it stands as Glendearg.
Hillslap was a property of the Carncors or Cairncross family - as was nearby Colmslie in its later days. The lintel above the castle's doorway has the initials N.C. for Nicol Cairncross, carved into it, together with the date 1585 and the initials of his wife.
Hillslap Tower (5 of 6)
The Vale of the Allen Water was the prototype for the fictional 'Glendearg' in Sir Walter Scott's "The Monastery". Fifty years ago, the name Hillslap was little known to Galashiels folk, who knew both this tower and and the valley in which it stands as Glendearg.
Hillslap was a property of the Carncors or Cairncross family - as was nearby Colmslie in its later days. The lintel above the castle's doorway has the initials N.C. for Nicol Cairncross, carved into it, together with the date 1585 and the initials of his wife.