Monteviot House is the early 18th century home of the Marquess of Lothian

Marquess of Lothian

Marquess of Lothian is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1701 for Robert Kerr, 4th Earl of Lothian. The Marquess of Lothian holds the subsidiary titles of Earl of Lothian , Earl of Lothian , Earl of Ancram , Earl of Ancram , Viscount of Briene , Lord Newbattle ,...

, the politician better known as Michael Ancram

Michael Ancram

Michael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr, 13th Marquess of Lothian, PC, QC , known as Michael Ancram, is a United Kingdom Conservative Party politician. He is a member of the House of Lords, former Member of Parliament, and a former member of the Shadow Cabinet...

. It is located on the River Teviot

River Teviot

The River Teviot, or Teviot Water, is a river of the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and a tributary of the River Tweed.It rises in the western foothills of Comb Hill on the border of Dumfries and Galloway...

 near Jedburgh

Jedburgh

Jedburgh is a town and former royal burgh in the Scottish Borders and historically in Roxburghshire.-Location:Jedburgh lies on the Jed Water, a tributary of the River Teviot, it is only ten miles from the border with England and is dominated by the substantial ruins of Jedburgh Abbey...

 in the Scottish Borders

Scottish Borders

The Scottish Borders is one of 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by Dumfries and Galloway in the west, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian in the north west, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian to the north; and the non-metropolitan counties of Northumberland...

 area of Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

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Nearby are Ancrum

Ancrum

Ancrum is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, north of Jedburgh and south of St Boswells....

, Bonjedward

Bonjedward

Bonjedward is a hamlet in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, two miles north of Jedburgh where the River Teviot joins the River Tweed.The village stands on a ridge of land formed by the approach of the Teviot and Jed Water towards their junction...

, the Timpendean Tower

Timpendean Tower

right|240pxTimpendean Tower or Typenden Castle as it was once known, is a ruined 15th-century tower house near Lanton, around north-west of Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders....

, Peniel Heugh

Peniel Heugh

Peniel Heugh is a hill near Ancrum and Nisbet in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. On it stands the Waterloo Monument.Places nearby include Bonjedward, Crailing, Jedburgh, Monteviot House, Roxburgh.The Roman Heritage Way and St...

, the Waterloo Monument

Waterloo Monument

The Waterloo Monument near Ancrum in the Scottish Borders is a 150 foot tower, built between 1817 and 1824 to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo It was designed by the architect Archibald Elliot, after the original monument designed by William Burn collapsed....

, the Borders Abbeys Way

Borders Abbeys Way

The Borders Abbeys Way is a long-distance footpath in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is a circular walkway and is 68 miles long....

 and the St. Cuthbert's Way

St. Cuthbert's Way

St Cuthbert's Way is a long-distance trail between the Scottish Borders town of Melrose and Lindisfarne off the coast of Northumberland, England.It is part of the European walking route E2....

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In the late 20th century the 12th Marquess repurchased and restored the old family seat of Ferniehirst Castle

Ferniehirst Castle

Ferniehirst Castle is an L-shaped construction on the east bank of the Jed Water, about a mile and a half south of Jedburgh, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and in the former county of Berwickshire...

. The Lothians also used to own two grander country houses, Blickling Hall

Blickling Hall

Blickling Hall is a stately home in the village of Blickling north of Aylsham in Norfolk, England, that has been in the care of the National Trust since 1940.-History:...

, which now belongs to the National Trust

National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty

The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland...

, and Newbattle Abbey

Newbattle Abbey

Newbattle Abbey was a Cistercian monastery near the village of Newbattle in Midlothian, Scotland, which has subsequently become a stately home and then an educational institution.-Monastery:...

, which is now a college.

See also

• Clan Kerr
  Clan Kerr
  Clan Kerr is a Scottish clan that played an important role in the history of the Border country of Scotland.-Origins:The origins of the name Kerr are disputed as being either:*Caer *Ciar...
  
  
• Michael Ancram
  Michael Ancram
  Michael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr, 13th Marquess of Lothian, PC, QC , known as Michael Ancram, is a United Kingdom Conservative Party politician. He is a member of the House of Lords, former Member of Parliament, and a former member of the Shadow Cabinet...
  
  
• List of places in the Scottish Borders
• List of places in Scotland

External links

• Monteviot - Official Website
• RCAHMS/Canmore record of Monteviot House
• RCAHMS record of Monteviot House, Dovecote
• SCRAN image: Attractive garden beside the River Teviot at Monteviot
• SCRAN image: Wellington's Column on top of Peniel Heugh on the Monteviot estate
• Historic Scotland: An Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland
• Gazetteer for Scotland, Michael Ancram, 13th Marquess of Lothian
• Royal Horticultural Society leaflet: Recommended Gardens for 2010
• Dictionary of Scottish Architects: Walter Schomberg Hepburn Scott
• GOOGLEbook "Sculpture and the garden" by Patrick Eyres, Fiona Russell