Gamescleuch, a ruined tower in Ettrick parish, Selkirkshire, near the right bank of Ettrick Water, 1¾ mile E of Ettrick church. It was built about the middle of the 16th century by Simon, second son to Sir John Scott of Thirlestane, Lord Napier's ancestor; but, according to tradition, was never occupied, Simon having been poisoned by his stepmother the night before his marriage. A burn on which it stands has a north-westward run of 3/8 mile, and is flanked, on the right side, by Gamescleuch Hill, rising to an altitude of 1490 feet above sea-level &emdash; Ord. Sur., sh. 16, 1864.
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