What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Pilrig House built by Gilbert Kirkwood 1638 home of the Balfours of Pilrig 1718-1941. "I came in view of Pilrig, a pleasant gabled house set by the walkside among some brave young woods" from 'Catriona' by Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson
Pilrig House, built in 1638 by Gilbert Kirkwood, served as the residence of the influential Balfours of Pilrig for over two centuries and was later immortalized in Robert Louis Stevenson's novel 'Catriona'.
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Places near here
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