Glencripesdale Estate

[1] Today, the Isle of Càrna is the last remaining part of a once huge 26,000-acre (110 km2) acre deer forest, river and grousemoor bought in 1870 by the three Newton brothers, T. H. Goodwin, William III, and Canon Horace Newton of Barrells Hall and Holmwood, Redditch,[2] ancestors of the current family, who are also of direct Milward's Needles descent.

The highlight of the Estate was Glencripesdale House/Castle which was the mansion the Newton brothers built to house their family and staff.

During the three main months of Summer when the family were in occupation over 100 staff were employed locally running the estate covering its sporting side, Yachts and land and property management.

In 1904 the estate had 9,000 sheep grazing its land, and had 4 separate working farms, with 2,500 deer in the forest.

In the 1950s the Estate was put up for sale by the family, and sold for a distressed low price due to its vast size and the general worldwide economic downturn.