Arkleton

Arkleton
Arkleton
	Arkleton Location within Dumfries and Galloway
OS grid reference	NY3791
Council area	Dumfries and Galloway;
Lieutenancy area	Dumfries;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LANGHOLM
Postcode district	DG13
Dialling code	013873
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale;
Scottish Parliament	Dumfriesshire;
	List of places UK Scotland 55°12′47″N 2°58′37″W / 55.213°N 02.977°W

Arkleton is a mansion and estate in the civil parish of Ewes, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

Arkleton House was built in 1860/1884 and incorporates stone from Arkleton tower which stood nearby for 300 years until the early 19th Century.^[1] It was the home of Dorothy and Walter Scott-Elliot who were murdered by their butler in 1977. The estate includes the 521m peak of Arkleton Hill which is part of the Langholm – Newcastleton Hills Site of Special Scientific Interest and Special Protection Area.

The Arkleton Trust was founded in 1977 “to study new approaches to rural development and education”.^[2] It was named after Arkleton which was the home of its founder John Higgs and used for seminars in the early days of the charity.^[3]

References

^ "Arkleton from the Gazetteer for Scotland".
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ http://arkletontrust.com/?q=john-higgs-awards

[1] "Arkleton from the Gazetteer for Scotland".

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] ttp://arkletontrust.com/?q=john-higgs-awards

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