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Dryburgh Abbey, in Dryburgh, Melrose, Berwickshire, Scotland more

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Image title: Dryburgh Abbey
Source: Haslehust, Geddie: “The Scott Country (Geddie and Haslehust)” (1920)
Place shown: Dryburgh, Melrose, Berwickshire, Scotland
Keywords: colour, tombs, arches, abbeys, trees, ruins
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The Tomb of Sir Walter Scott

The abbey is said to have been founded in 1150 by the White Friars. Edward II burned it in 1322, and Robert the Bruce partly restored it. Sir Walter Scott is buried in the south aisle.

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Painter: E. W. Haslehust
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