Comment debate as to whether the eldest child It might be possible to conduct an should succeed to the estate. The Inglis excavation in the vicinity of the tower but family supported those that felt that the it might be preferable eldest son was not of sound mind. This led to the destruction of the Sommerville estates in the wrangling that followed this decision as the tenants were bitterly to do a resistivity survey first of all to see divided on this issue. what areas might be worth excavating and to decide carefully what questions an The remains consist of one wall with a excavation might answer. This excavation staircase going up inside the Tower, this might be the sort that a team with some was presumably used to get access to the experience should undertake. What would rest of the tower and take it down to be useful at this stage could be a survey reuse the stone. One period this could using maps to chart the development of have happened was during the what is a very interesting collection of Covenanting times when James Inglis buildings spanning all eras from the late brother of William Inglis of Eastshiel sixteenth century to the 20th century. In supported the Government against the addition the family has offered to provide Covenanters. Alternatively William Inglis access to a privately produced family might have decided to demolish it after he history. Therefore there is potential here was made Commissioner of Excise in 1661 to tell an interesting story. by Charles II to show off his new position in Society.
debate as to whether the eldest child should succeed to the estate. The Inglis family supported those that felt that the eldest son was not of sound mind. This led to the destruction of the Sommerville estates in the wrangling that followed this decision as the tenants were bitterly divided on this issue. The remains consist of one wall with a staircase going up inside the Tower, this was presumably used to get access to the rest of the tower and take it down to reuse the stone. One period this could have happened was during the Covenanting times when James Inglis brother of William Inglis of Eastshiel supported the Government against the Covenanters. Alternatively William Inglis might have decided to demolish it after he was made Commissioner of Excise in 1661 by Charles II to show off his new position in Society. Comment It might be possible to conduct an excavation in the vicinity of the tower but it might be preferable to do a resistivity survey first of all to see what areas might be worth excavating and to decide carefully what questions an excavation might answer. This excavation might be the sort that a team with some experience should undertake. What would be useful at this stage could be a survey using maps to chart the development of what is a very interesting collection of buildings spanning all eras from the late sixteenth century to the 20th century. In addition the family has offered to provide access to a privately produced family history. Therefore there is potential here to tell an interesting story.
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