This compact seventeenth-century building is a rare survivor of a minor hall type once more widespread across Scotland.
Quick facts
- Date
- Seventeenth century; meeting-hall use added 1907
- Architect / designer
- Original builders unknown
- Type
- Small seventeenth-century hall or house
- Designation
- Listed building, Category A (LB2052)
- OS grid reference
- NT 56789 18307
Architecture and continuing use
The national designation is terse, identifying a small seventeenth-century building whose scale and survival are more important than elaborate recorded detail. Its position near the planned green connects an older structure with Denholm’s later ordered layout.
Its story
Westgate Hall is traditionally dated to the seventeenth century and linked with the Douglas family. An external stair was added when an upper room became a meeting hall in 1907, a use reported to have continued into the mid-twentieth century.
Why it is included
Category A listing recognises the rarity of a modest building class that has largely disappeared and its role in the early architectural fabric of the planned village.
What to notice
- Small scale compared with later houses around the green.
- Openings and additions that indicate changing use.
- The relationship between Westgate and the planned village centre.
Reading the surroundings
Treat the building and grounds as private. View from public space, do not use stairs or enter the property unless clear current permission is provided.
Timeline
- Seventeenth century The surviving hall was built.
- 1907 An upper room became a local meeting place.
- 1950s Community use of the hall is reported to have ended.
- 1971 Its national rarity secured Category A listing.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The official entry gives very little architectural detail, and present ownership or interior use was not verified.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Westgate Hall, LB2052 — Current designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Trove designation: LB2052 — Parallel national record identity and archival context.
Location
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