The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . Fio. 1401.—Piliij; House. View from Suuth-West. tively modern, and were probably formed when the additions to the north(not shown in the Plan) were made. The initials above referred to are those of Gilbert Kirkwood (bywhom the house was erected in 1638) and Margaret Foulis, his spouse,who was of the family of Foulis of Colinton. Before their time theproperty belonged (in 1584) to Sir Patrick Monypenny, whose nameagain occurs in connection with the place in 1601. The estate of Pilrig was acquired
The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . Fio. 1401.—Piliij; House. View from Suuth-West. tively modern, and were probably formed when the additions to the north(not shown in the Plan) were made. The initials above referred to are those of Gilbert Kirkwood (bywhom the house was erected in 1638) and Margaret Foulis, his spouse,who was of the family of Foulis of Colinton. Before their time theproperty belonged (in 1584) to Sir Patrick Monypenny, whose nameagain occurs in connection with the place in 1601. The estate of Pilrig was acquired in 1718 by James Balfoui-, merchant PITCAIKLIE HOUSE 345 FOURTH PERIOD in Leith, ancestor of the present proprietor. In 1767 James Balfour,Procurator and Professor of Law, was in possession, and it is now theproperty of John M. Balfour Melville, Esq. of Pilrig and house is well situated, and has a fine pi^ospect to the Fig. 1452.—Filrig House. Tympanum of Entrauce Doorway. Although the buildings of Edinburgh and Leith have gradually drawntowards it, there is still a considerable extent of open ground around,and it is surrounded by a fine garden and beautiful old trees. PITCAIRLTE HOUSE,* Fifeshire. This house is situated between Auchtennuchty and Newburgh, andabout three miles from Myres Castle, to which it bears some may peihaps have been a castle of the Z Plan. What now existsof old work is a square building with a south-west angle tower (). This tower remains comparatively unaltered, but the main build-ino has been lengthened northwards, the portion north of the towercontaining four windows in two stories being old work. The wide spacebetween these four windows and the other two windows further northis occupied with a very thick wall, which seems to have been the endof the original building. Up to this point the whole of the old house,including the tower, is finely vaulte
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