|
Newcastleton Square
Newcastleton, also called Copshaw Holm, is a village in Liddesdale, the Scottish Borders, a few miles from the border with England, on the Liddel Water. It is within the Counties of Scotland, county of Roxburghshire. It is the site of Hermitage Castle. Newcastleton is east of Langholm, south of Hawick, north of Carlisle and south of Edinburgh. History Newcastleton was built as a result of the land clearances in the 1790s when people were forced to move from Old Castleton village. There has been a folk festival at Newcastleton since 1970. "Copshaw Holm" (another name for the village) is celebrated in the song "Copshawholm Fair", written by David Anderson in 1830, as sung by Willie Scott among others. In 2020, the local community purchased 5,000 acres (2,000 hectares) of Langholm Moor for £3.8m from Buccleuch Estates. Amenities A community-owned unmanned Filling station, fuel station opened after much community fund raising in 2018. The former Townfoot Church (erected i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castleton, Scottish Borders
Castleton () is a civil parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Roxburghshire, in the extreme south of the Borders area. It is bounded by Northumberland (England), Dumfries and Galloway, and the parishes of Hobkirk, Southdean and Teviothead. The village of Castleton was commenced in 1793.New Statistical Account of Scotland, Vol III Roxburgh, Peebles, Selkirk, publ.William Blackwood, 1845 pp. 440-447 It was built as a result of the land clearances in the 1790s when people were forced to move from Old Castleton village. While the parish retained the name Castleton, the village later became identified as New Castleton or Newcastleton.Survey Gazetteer of the British Isles, publ. J.G. Bartholomew, 1904, p. 142 The parish is also known by its older name LiddesdaleChurch of Scotland parish web site: http://www.canonbie.liddesdale.talktalk.net/canlid/liddesdale%20history.htm retrieved Feb 2016 The inhabited part of the parish runs alongside the banks of Liddel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
