 A friend of Allan Ramsay, he was responsible for translating Blind Harry's epic poem "The Actes and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir William Wallace".Gilbertfield is a well-planned L-plan tower house.The stair tower, which projects to the north, was large enough to accommodate a series of rooms as well as a square turnpike stair.