Torwoodlee, a handsome and commodious mansion of 1784, in the Selkirkshire portion of Stow parish, near the right bank of Gala Water, 2 miles NW of Galashiels. To the W are the ruins of its predecessor, a large and well-built tower. Held by his ancestors since 1509, Torwoodlee now belongs to James Thomas Pringle, Esq. (b. 1832; suc. 1859), who owns 7901 acres in Selkirk and Roxburgh shires, valued at £4080 per annum.—Ord. Sur., sh. 25, 1865.

(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)