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 Pringle of Torsonce
The Hoppringles of that ilk, afterwards the Pringles of Torsonce, on Gala Water, were the Chiefs of the clan and the senior branch of the family. In 1541 John Hoppringill of that Ilk received a 5 years tack for the lands of Torsonce from the Archbishop of St Andrews. Their male line failed with the death of Torsonce in 1738. His only daughter, Margaret, having married Gilbert Pringle, one of the Pringles of Stitchell, carried the estates into that family. John Pringle of Lees then became heir male, but his family also is extinct. (Burke's Landed Gentry, Supp. P.262)
Torsance/Torsonce Castle/house, just south of Stow
A location with a Victorian mansion in the Scottish Borders, Torsonce lies a half-mile (1 km) southwest of Stow and on the right bank of the Gala Water. The mansion was built in 1862 but destroyed by fire in 1992 and completely rebuilt thereafter. Torsonce Hill rises to 360m (1181 feet) to the east. Simpson and Brown Architects
Map of Torsonce | Multimap.com
Torsonce - from the Gaelic ‘torr sonnaich’
Tor = Hill; Sonce = Fort or palisade, wall. www.torsonce.com
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