In 1950 the 12th Marquess "Tony" Kerr moved from Melbourne Hall to the Scottish Borders in 1950 where they oversaw the restoration of Monteviot House. They did not move into the house until 1962.[6]
In the late 20th century the 12th Marquess repurchased and restored the old family seat of Ferniehirst Castle. They moved into the castle in 1986.[6] The Lothians also used to own two grander country houses, Blickling Hall, which now belongs to the National Trust, and Newbattle Abbey, which is now the site of an adult education college.[7]
^ a b"Monteviot House and Gardens | The Castles of Scotland, Coventry | Goblinshead". www.thecastlesofscotland.co.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
^"Elliot, Jean [Jane] (1727–1805), poet". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/8665. Retrieved 25 March 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^Laughton, J. K. (2004). "Elliot, John (1732–1808), naval officer". In Pearsall, A. W. H (ed.). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/8667. Retrieved 25 March 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ a b"Kerr, Cecil Chetwynd [née Lady Cecil Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot], marchioness of Lothian (1808–1877), Roman Catholic convert | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/40737. Retrieved 13 December 2019. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^Perry, W. (23 October 2014). The Oxford Movement in Scotland. Cambridge University Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-107-43788-3.
^ a b"Kerr [née Newland], Antonella Reuss [Tony], marchioness of Lothian (1922–2007), journalist and charity founder". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/98549. Retrieved 25 March 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^Julie Kerr, Sarah Foot. "Home page of the Cistercians in Yorkshire Project". www.dhi.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
External links
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Monteviot - Official Monteviot House 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