Gunsgreen, a mansion in Ayton parish, Berwickshire, on the right bank of the Eye at its mouth, 3¼ miles NNE of Ayton village and 1 mile E of Eyemouth town. It is said to have been built by a wealthy smuggler, and to contain a number of hiding-places. The estate-520 acres, of £852 annual value-was purchased in 1881 from Miss Home by Mr James Gibson for £22,000, having 50 years earlier been sold by the Robertsons for £18,000.
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