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  • James Hutton - The Man
    • Biography
      • Early Years
      • Thoughts of Settling in the World
      • Settled and Unsettled
      • Final Years
    • The Person
    • Business and Related Interests
      • The Forth and Clyde Canal
    • Bibliography
    • Contemporaries
      • The Oyster Club
      • The Royal Society of Edinburgh
      • Friend, Mentors & Others
    • Hutton's Relevance Today
    • The Natural Philosopher
    • Hutton the Farmer
      • Learning To Farm & Travels Abroad
      • Return to Slighhouses and Farm Improvement
      • Life as a Farmer
      • Return to Edinburgh
      • The Elements of Agriculture
  • Hutton the Geologist
    • The Testimony of the Rocks
    • The Theory of the Earth
    • Evidence and Explanation
    • Hutton’s Journeys to Prove his Theory
    • Hutton’s Theory of the Earth Accepted?
    • Legacy

James Hutton was the third generation of Hutton’s to farm here. He built the house in traditional style and revolutionised Berwickshire Farming by treating agriculture as a science. Aspects of his farming legacy are still evident today and his interest in geology as seen in the old gateway to his house, which is constructed in rocks of Red Sandstone and Greywacke.

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This project is made possible through funding from Making Tracks (Leader Plus and the Scottish Executive), Scottish Natural Heritage, The Borders Foundation for Rural Sustainability and in-kind support from the project partners.

  • Research and Text: Denise Daly Wlaton
  • Design: Simprim Studio Services
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