Francis Armstrong born 1802

married

Mary Murray born 1802

The lived at Henwoodie in the Craik Forest NT349116.

They had 10 children

Thomas born 1825

Janet born 1827

Jane born 1829

James born 1832

Barbara born 1835

Esther born 1837

Margaret born 1839

Elanor born 1841

John born 1845

Elizabeth born 1847

I have found an amazing source of old maps, with a detailed plan of Henwoodie.  On the 1888-1913 map I note that the track running past Henwoodie is labelled Drove Road.  So rather than being at the end of a track on would have been on route to and from the market at Hawick.  On the 1807 map, it looks like they have Henwoodie with a different spelling and displaced slightly north.

All the family except Thomas emigrated to Australia and later James acquired the Akitio estate in New Zealand.  James died tragically in 1880 along with his nephew Archie (Thomas's eldest son).

Malcolm has written this account of Henwoodie.

Malcolm has also provided this article about James Armstrong.

Michael has provided this account of his visit to Henwoodie.

Interested in visiting Henwoodie?

The recommendation from Michael is to follow the track past Outerside direct to Henwoodie.

Other options are:

Following the old Drove Road from Deanburnhaugh (NT398118) looks like a good option ~5km.

The tracks in Craik Forest are used for Rallys, so must be passable ~5km from Craik (NT348082 ).  Mountain biking could be a good option, don't know about vehicular access.  The last track to Hanwoodie could be difficult.

I haven't tried either option yet, so can't make a recommendation.