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Arkleton

Field	Value
official_name	Arkleton
coordinates
os_grid_reference	NY3791
unitary_scotland	Dumfries and Galloway
lieutenancy_scotland	Dumfries
country	Scotland
post_town	LANGHOLM
postcode_district	DG13
postcode_area	DG
dial_code	013873
constituency_westminster	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
constituency_scottish_parliament	Dumfriesshire

Arkleton House was built in 1860/1884 and incorporates stone from Arkleton tower which stood nearby for 300 years until the early 19th Century. 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”. 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.

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