Items matching ruins taken from The Scott Country (Geddie and Haslehust) (1920)

ruins: things in a state of disrepair.

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Pictures from The Scott Country - beautiful Scotland, Described by John Geddie, Painted by E. W. Haslehust, R.B.A. [1866 – 1949], Blackie & Son Ltd., London and Glasgow.

I don’t have an exact date for this book; probably 1920, although the cover under the dost jacket is plain: after about 1911 they started to have pictures on them. Because of the uncertainty I’ve marked the pictures as free for non-commercial use.

Kelso: The River Tweed and Abbey Ruins

The Scott Country (Geddie and Haslehust) (1920)

Kelso is a town in the Borders; the abbey was mostly destroyed at the English Reformation.“Walter Scott as from his childhood, at Sandyknowe and Kelso, familiar with Border scenes, as well steeped in [...]

Keywords: bridges, abbeys, ruins, towers, water, trees, colour

Places shown: Kelso; Roxburghshire; Scotland

Added: 2006-01-20

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Dryburgh Abbey

The Scott Country (Geddie and Haslehust) (1920)

The Tomb of Sir Walter ScottThe 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 th [...]

Keywords: colour, tombs, arches, abbeys, trees, ruins

Places shown: Dryburgh; Melrose; Berwickshire; Scotland

Added: 2006-01-20

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Melrose Abbey: Choir and North Transept

The Scott Country (Geddie and Haslehust) (1920)

“Melrose—“the light of the land, the abode of saints, the grave of monarchs” – is a glorious fragment, more beautiful, perhaps in detail than in general effect, in ornament than in design; and memorab [...]

Keywords: abbeys, ruins, windows, arches, trees, colour

Places shown: Melrose; Roxburghshire; Scotland

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Roxburgh Castle

The Scott Country (Geddie and Haslehust) (1920)

Says Discover the Borders, “The ruins of the famous castle of Roxburgh, favourite of Scottish kings, seated on its massive grassy mound between the Rivers Tweed and Teviot.”

Keywords: castles, towers, ruins, trees, water, colour

Places shown: Kelso; Roxburghshire; Scotland

Added: 2006-01-20

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