Sunday, November 2, 2008

Scott Country - Dryburgh Abbey

Dryburgh Abbey

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.

Watercolour illustrations from The Scott Country completed by Ernest William Haslehust (1866-1949).

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