Historic houses · North East England
Nisbet House
Nisbet House in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Nisbet House is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Nisbet House is a 17th-century mansion in the Scottish Borders. It is located on the north side of the Blackadder Water, 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) south of Duns, in the Merse, a low-lying part of the former county of Berwickshire. It was built in about 1630 by Sir Alexander Nisbet, ancestor of the heraldic authority Alexander Nisbet (1657–1725). Architectural evidence suggests that the building incorporates, at its eastern end, a square pele tower that was the former house. The house is protected as a category A listed building.
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Background
History
The Nisbet family built two fortified houses or pele towers in the 12th century, East Nisbet and West Nisbet. East Nisbet, now known as Allanbank, was located on the Blackadder Water near Allanton, although the original tower no longer exists. Wester Nisbet remains, and was extended in the 1630s to form the bulk of the present house. The laird at the time was Sir Alexander Nisbet of that Ilk (c. 1580–1660). Sir Alexander Nisbet overextended his finances in supporting Charles I in the Civil War, and was forced to sell the property to John Ker in 1652. John's son by his second wife, George Carre, Lord Nisbet, was born here around 1700. A square tower, with fine interior plasterwork, in the…
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- Coordinates
- 55.7540, -2.3281
- District
- Scottish Borders
- Postcode
- TD11 3HU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7040190 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Nisbet House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Nisbet House?
- Nisbet House is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.7540°, -2.3281°.
- Is Nisbet House wheelchair accessible?
- Partially — OpenStreetMap notes limited wheelchair access at Nisbet House. Check ahead for specific facilities.