Arkleton is a mansion and estate in the civil parish of Ewes, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
[1] It was the home of Dorothy and Walter Scott-Elliot who were murdered by their butler in 1977.
The estate includes the 521m peak of Arkleton Hill which is part of the Langholm – Newcastleton Hills Site of Special Scientific Interest and Special Protection Area.
The Arkleton Trust was founded in 1977 “to study new approaches to rural development and education”.
[2] It was named after Arkleton which was the home of its founder John Higgs and used for seminars in the early days of the charity.