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Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland



 


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Castleton (Scottish Gaelic: Baile Chaisteil) 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.[1] 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 [2] or Newcastleton.[3] The parish is also known by its older name Liddesdale[4]



The inhabited part of the parish runs alongside the banks of Liddel Water and the Hermitage Water.[1] In the upper Hermitage valley is Hermitage Castle, a massive H-shaped fortress of enormous strength, one of the oldest surviving castles in Scotland. It stands on a hill overlooking Hermitage Water. It was built in 1244 by Nicholas de Soulis, and was captured by the English in David II's reign. It was retaken by Sir William Douglas, who received a grant of it from the king.





Douglas Square, Newcastleton (New Castleton)

By the Liddel, upstream from Newcastleton, is the settlement of Riccarton. Nearby is the disused Riccarton Junction railway station.



The area of the parish is 67,909 acres,[3] the largest parish in the south of Scotland.[1] The parish consists of that part of Roxburghshire south of the Teviotdale watershed, whose rivers and watercourses drain into the Solway Firth to the west

Latitude: 55.1795, Longitude: -2.8142


Birth

Matches 1 to 20 of 20

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Birth    Person ID 
1 Scott, Christian  Abt 1752Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland I11928
2 Paterson, Mathew  1826Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland I31391
3 Paterson, Joseph  18 Dec 1822Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland I42582
4 Paterson, Jean  6 Apr 1821Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland I42581
5 Lawson, William  30 Nov 1816Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland I19252
6 Lawson, Walter  4 Oct 1809Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland I19233
7 Lawson, Susana  27 May 1823Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland I19254
8 Lawson, Margaret  17 Dec 1813Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland I19251
9 Lawson, Andrew  5 Nov 1811Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland I7799
10 Douglas, Jane  5 Jul 1772Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland I11205
11 Douglas, Christian  14 Jun 1770Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland I11933
12 Cavers, Thomas  9 Apr 1810Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland I7313
13 Cavers, Robina  30 Jan 1806Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland I42583
14 Cavers, Mary  23 Aug 1812Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland I42585
15 Cavers, John  1 Aug 1814Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland I42586
16 Cavers, John  1769Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland I11204
17 Cavers, Jane  1817Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland I42587
18 Cavers, James  12 Dec 1807Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland I42584
19 Cavers, Christina  1 Sep 1801Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland I11930
20 Cavers, Beatrix  18 Dec 1803Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland I11931

Christening

Matches 1 to 10 of 10

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Christening    Person ID 
1 Lawson, William  Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland I19252
2 Lawson, Susana  Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland I19254
3 Lawson, Margaret  Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland I19251
4 Lawson, Adam  Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland I7802
5 Douglas, Violet  Jul 1788Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland I11935
6 Douglas, Jane  5 Jul 1772Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland I11205
7 Douglas, Helen  14 May 1775Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland I11934
8 Cavers, Thomas  Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland I7313
9 Cavers, Christina  10 Sep 1801Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland I11930
10 Cavers, Beatrix  28 Dec 1803Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland I11931

Death

Matches 1 to 5 of 5

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Death    Person ID 
1 Douglas, Jane  24 Jun 1855Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland I11205
2 Douglas, James  11 Jan 1827Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland I11927
3 Cavers, Robina  29 Dec 1877Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland I42583
4 Cavers, John  1 Apr 1846Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland I11204
5 Cavers, Jane  19 Jul 1841Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland I42587

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