Old Gala House
Old Gala House is a museum and conference centre situated in the Old Town area of Galashiels in the Scottish Borders. The building was originally built as a tower house in 1457 by the Hoppringill family, who had been granted the lands of Gala by the Earl of Douglas.- Museum
- …is also known as “Old Gala House, Scott Crescent, Galashiels”
- Description: museum in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Galashiels Library and Galashiels Parish Church, Scott Crescent, Galashiels.
Galashiels Library
Library
Galashiels Library is situated 380 feet northeast of Old Gala House.
Galashiels Parish Church, Scott Crescent, Galashiels
Church
Galashiels Parish Church, Scott Crescent, Galashiels is situated 360 feet south of Old Gala House.
Pavilion Cinema
Movie theater
Pavilion Cinema is a movie theater, which is situated 940 feet northeast of Old Gala House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galashiels and Boleside.
Galashiels
Galashiels is a town in the Scottish Borders, 33 miles south of Edinburgh.
Boleside
Hamlet
Boleside is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the B7060, south of Galashiels. Boleside is situated 1½ miles south of Old Gala House.
Tweedbank
Village
Tweedbank is a town south-east of Galashiels in the Scottish Borders. Tweedbank is situated 2 miles southeast of Old Gala House.
Old Gala House
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Latitude
55.61384° or 55° 36′ 50″ north
Longitude
-2.80894° or 2° 48′ 32″ west
Open location code
9C7VJ57R+GC
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In Other Languages
“Old Gala House” goes by many names.
- German: “Old Gala House”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bust Of Robert Burns, Old Town, Galashiels and Volunteer Hall.
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