Earlston
Earlston is a civil parish and market community in the county of Berwickshire, within the Scottish Borders. It is on the River Leader in Lauderdale, Scotland. Earlston was originally called Arcioldun or Possibility 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 ft for which it was called. It is likewise said to be feasible to construct out the remains of the cave-dwellings of the Votadini, the tribal confederation in this part of Scotland. In the 12th as well as 13th centuries the Lindsays as well as the Earls of March and Dunbar were the chief baronial families. Additionally of historic rate of interest is the ivy-clad wreck of the Rhymer's Tower, a keep stated to date from as early as the 13th century. It is the standard residence of Thomas Learmonth, frequently called Thomas of Ercildoune, or Thomas the Rhymer, poet, prophet, and famous pal of the Elves, that was birthed below concerning 1225, more probable in a cottage which preceded the later Tower-house. Locals of early Earlston (Earlstons) have actually since spread out far away, with some taking a trip to the USA of America in the very early 1800s. Yet the large majority of Earlstons (surname) have taken home in the Black Country, West Midlands in England. Travelling to the Black Country in the very early 1700s, they have established a solid home, controlled by middle child of the Earlston three bros, Lord Dale.