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Longnewton


Pont 35 – Nithsdale; part of TeviotdaleTimothy Pont, c. 1583-1596map image courtesy of NLS

Longnewton House may be built on the site of, or even incorporate part of, an old tower belonging to the Rutherfords.

There was a grange at Newton which belonged to Kelso Abbey. This has been equated with Longnewton although the location is not clear.

The property was held by the Soulis family in the early 14th century however following a plot in 1320 to kill Robert the Bruce and replace him as King with William de Soules, Lord of Liddesdale, Longnewton was forfeited.

In 1326 the King gave £2000 Sterling for the rebuilding of Melrose Abbey following its destruction by the English in 1322. The money was primarily raised from the baronies of Cessford and Eckford which Sir Roger de Mowbray had forfeited, and the lands of Nisbet, Longnewton, Maxton and Caverton which William, Lord Soules, had forfeited.

Langnewton was burned by the English in 1544.

I have placed the site of the tower at Longnewton House pending further research.

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Alternative names for Longnewton

Langneutoun; Langnewton; Longnewton House; Longnewton Place; Neuetun; Newton

Clans associated with Longnewton

Rutherford

Surnames associated with Longnewton

Rutherford

Where is Longnewton?

Longnewton is in the parish of Ancrum and the county of Roxburghshire.

Grid reference:NT 58220 27114

Lat / long:55.53594955462467,-2.6635296268003135

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Weather at Longnewton

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References (books)

Black's Picturesque Tourist of Scotland
Various
Edinburgh, 1851
Robert the Bruce: Champion of a Nation
Stephen Spinks
Stroud, 2019
The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Longnewton

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Published on the 13th of May 2021 at 6:45 pm. Updated on the 23rd of June 2021 at 11:19 am.

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