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