Halmyre House, a 16th century mansion, handsomely renovated in 1858, in Newlands parish, Peeblesshire, 3 miles SW of Leadburn station. Purchased in 1808 for £16, 000, the estate is now the property of Charles Ferrier Gordon, Esq-, who holds 4827 acres in the shire, valued at £2049 per annum.

(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)