What is recorded here

Newcastleton at 7a Douglas Square is a house in the Scottish Borders, recorded without a period but marked with a precise point on the national map. It may have been an ordinary home, a merchant's residence or a temporary shelter for travellers passing through the border country. The absence of a date does not reduce its existence. A building can be known for its location, its continuity and the lives it held before memory faded.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Newcastleton, 7a Douglas Square as House (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.