Items in Berwickshire

Dryburgh Abbey

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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Bemersyde House

“This Bemerside Hill is a ‘Mount of vision’ from which all the chief shrines and high places of the Scott Country can be surveyed, at least with the mind’s eye. Abbortsford itself, if not in actual vi [...]

Keywords: houses, buildings, flowers, gardens, trees, colour

Places shown: St Boswells; Berwickshire; Scotland

Added: 2006-01-20

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Jedburgh Abbey

So these abbeys—Kelso, Jedburgh, Dryburgh, and Melrose—as close together as the abbeys of Yorkshire, preached the gospel of love in a land of hate. They were situated gallantly in the front line like [...]

Keywords: abbeys, ruins, arches, norman architecture

Places shown: Jedburgh; Berwickshire; Scotland

Added: 2008-01-13

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Dryburgh Abbey

“Nestled in seclusion beside a loop on the banks of the Tweed stands the graceful ruins of Dryburgh Abbey.” says Historic Scotland. Although the title of the book is “England Beautiful” the author was [...]

Keywords: abbeys, ruins, backgrounds, wallpaper

Places shown: Dryburgh; Melrose; Berwickshire; Scotland

Added: 2005-03-15

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