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Minto
Minto in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Minto is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Minto is a village and parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland in Roxburghshire county. It is located 6 miles (10 kilometres) north-east of Hawick, north of the River Teviot.
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Background
History
Minto first appears in 1383 as a barony in a list of rentals paid to Roxburgh Castle. It was burned in a raid about 1490, then again in 1545 along with most of the surrounding area. It was in possession of the Turnbull family. It was later sold to Sir Gilbert Elliot (c. 1650–1718), the ancestor of the Earls of Minto, who was made a Baronet by King William in 1700. It occupies an elevated ridge overlooking the River Teviot and lies in a dip below Minto Hill, It was built in 1921 by locally born sculptor Thomas J Clapperton and is a bronze statue of a British soldier, commemorating the First World War. The Minto House was the Earl of Minto's mansion. Garden terraces were added by Robert…
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- Coordinates
- 55.4739, -2.6872
Sources
- wikidata: Q2468490 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Minto, Scottish Borders (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Minto?
- Minto is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.4739°, -2.6872°.