Newlands House

About Newlands House

Follow the road round past Whitehall over Newlands Linn towards Newlands House on the left. Bought in 1891 by Walter Duncan, a Glasgow tea merchant, extensions including the addition of a castellated lookout tower to the red sandstone baronial house were completed in 1911. During the Second World War, Newlands House was used as a hospital for Norwegian soldiers who were relocated to Dumfries during the occupation of Norway. Walk straight ahead, through the sandstone gateposts and follow the road round to the right.

Continue along this winding road past Longbank. The steepest part of the road is known as Neckbreak. There is a tale of an estate worker who was killed by an accident involving a runaway carriage in this area and it may well be that this is how this area got its name.