Arkleton

A Victorian Baronial mansion and estate in Ewesdale, NE Dumfries and Galloway, Arkleton is situated on the right bank of the Ewes Water, a half-mile (1 km) northeast of Ewes and 4½ miles (7 km) north of Langholm. The house was built in two stages (1860 and 1884) and comprises three storeys, with a four-storey tower projecting to the south. This tower, with its corbelled-out pepperpot turrets and square bartizan, gives the impression of being an ancient tower-house, but it is not. However, the house does incorporate stone from Arkleton Tower, which once stood near and was built in the 16th century although completely demolished in the early 19th century.

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