Newcastleton
Newcastleton, is a village in the Scottish Borders, a few miles from the boundary with England, on the Liddel Water. It is the site of Hermitage Castle. Newcastleton is 10 mi (16 km) eastern of Langholm, 17 mi (27 kilometres) south of Hawick, 24 mi (39 km) north of Carlisle as well as 74 mi (119 kilometres) south of Edinburgh. Newcastleton was developed as a result of the land clearances in the 1790s when individuals were compelled to move from Old Castleton town. There has been a people festival at Newcastleton given that 1970. "Copshaw Holm" (one more name for the village) is celebrated in the track "Copshawholm Fair", written by David Anderson in 1830, as sung by Willie Scott to name a few.