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"NEWSTEAD, a village in the parish of Melrose, Roxburghshire. It stands on the right bank of the Tweed, about a mile east of the town of Melrose, on the road thence to Lauder. The scenery around it is exquisitely beautiful. Near it is a Roman camp, upwards of 1 3/4 mile in circumference." from the Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, edited by John Marius Wilson, 1868.
The Newstead Village Website includes photographs and a history of the village.
The Trimontium Trust has its own website giving information about the Roman fort near Melrose.
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