Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Newholme

Newholme, an estate, with a mansion, in Dolphinton parish, Lanarkshire, on the left bank of South Medwin Water, 5 furlongs SE of Dunsyre station. It was the property and death-place of the distinguished Covenanter, Major Learmont (1595-1683), who commanded the Covenanter horsemen at the battle of Rullion Green. For upwards of twenty years the estate has belonged to the Lockharts of Lee.—Ord. Sur., sh. 24, 1864.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

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Feature Description: "an estate, with a mansion"   (ADL Feature Type: "land parcels")
Administrative units: Dolphinton ScoP       Lanarkshire ScoCnty

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