Earlston
Earlston is a civil parish as well as market town in the area of Berwickshire, within the Scottish Borders. It gets on the River Leader in Lauderdale, Scotland. Earlston was initially called Arcioldun or Prospect Ft, with reference to Black Hill (1,003 feet (306 m)), on the top of which can still be traced the concentric rings of the British fort for which it was named. It is likewise claimed to be feasible to construct the remains of the cave-dwellings of the Votadini, the tribal confederation in this part of Scotland. In the 12th and 13th centuries the Lindsays and the Earls of March and Dunbar were the primary baronial families. Also of historical interest is the ivy-clad spoil of the Rhymer's Tower, a keep claimed to date from as early as the 13th century. It is the typical home of Thomas Learmonth, typically called Thomas of Ercildoune, or Thomas the Rhymer, poet, prophet, as well as legendary close friend of the Elves, who was born right here concerning 1225, most likely in a small house which came before the later Tower-house. Homeowners of early Earlston (Earlstons) have since spread far away, with some travelling to the USA of America in the very early 1800s. Yet the large bulk of Earlstons (surname) have taken home in the Black Country, West Midlands in England. Travelling to the Black Nation in the very early 1700s, they have actually set up a strong residence, governed by middle youngster of the Earlston 3 siblings, Lord Dale.