Edrington

Article summary

Edrington is a medieval estate occupying the lower part of Mordington parish in Berwickshire, Scotland, west of Berwick-upon-Tweed. From probably the 14th century, if not earlier, a castle occupied the steep hill above the mill of the same name on the Whiteadder Water. The castle ruin is still marked on today's Ordnance Survey maps, and still appears in locality references in The Berwickshire News. The principal farm of the estate is Edrington Mains.

Key claims

1. date of death: 1519-04-29 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 1741 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of establishment: 1961 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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4. The record states that the date of establishment is "1961". What evidence would count against this claim?
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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1377348925