The house was built in the sixteenth century in the town of Jedburgh near the Jed Water.
The original entrance to the house is thought to be from Canongate Bridge through what is not the garden.

The house was recorded in a watercolour by the astronomer and artist Nathaniel Everett Green.

In 1777 the house was the home of Dr Lindsay and his wife Jean.
Ten years later their daughters were guides for Robert Burns when he visited Jedburgh.
Dr Lindsay's grandson, Lieutenant - General Robert Lindsay inherited the house in about 1819.
He had entered the Russian army and became in time the head of the Saint Petersburg Mint.
Robert allowed his aunts to occupy the house until 1869 when Elizabeth Armstrong died.

The house was painted by Arthur Perigal the younger in 1879.
The building was given to the town by the Debenhams director F. S. Oliver who was then living in nearby Edgerston in 1928.
It was restored under the supervision of the architect John Wilson Paterson of Edinburgh.
It was opened to the public in 1930 by Mrs Oliver.
In 1971 it became a Category A listed building.
The house was built in the sixteenth century in the town of Jedburgh near the Jed Water. The original entrance to the house is thought to be from Canongate Bridge through what is not the garden.
The house was recorded in a watercolour by the astronomer and artist Nathaniel Everett Green.
In 1777 the house was the home of Dr Lindsay and his wife Jean. Ten years later their daughters were guides for Robert Burns when he visited Jedburgh. Dr Lindsay's grandson, Lieutenant - General Robert Lindsay inherited the house in about 1819. He had entered the Russian army and became in time the head of the Saint Petersburg Mint. Robert allowed his aunts to occupy the house until 1869 when Elizabeth Armstrong died.
The house was painted by Arthur Perigal the younger in 1879. The building was given to the town by the Debenhams director F. S. Oliver who was then living in nearby Edgerston in 1928. It was restored under the supervision of the architect John Wilson Paterson of Edinburgh. It was opened to the public in 1930 by Mrs Oliver. In 1971 it became a Category A listed building.
Mary Queen of Scots House