Newton is a locality, farm and former
feudal barony, in the
parish of Forgan, south of
Wormit in
Fife
Fife (, ; gd, Fìobha, ; sco, Fife) is a council area, historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries with Perth and Kinross (i ...
, Scotland.
History
Newton was held by the Lacelles family until the estate passed by the marriage of Marjorie Lascelles to
Richard de Moravia
Richard de Moravia or Richard de Moray of Culbin or of Cubyn, was a Scottish nobleman famed for his victory over the Vikings
Vikings ; non, víkingr is the modern name given to seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (pres ...
in the 13th century.
Fife Placenames - Newton
/ref> The estate passed by marriage of the heiress Gyles Murray to Thomas Kinnaird, in the 15th century.
References
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Baronies in the Baronage of Scotland