AND ITS VICINITY:

BEING

A SHORT HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION

OF THE ABBEYS OF

MELROSE AND DRYBURGH,

AND OF ABBOTSFORD,

WITH AN ACCOUNT

OF SUCH OTHER OBJECTS OF HISTORICAL AND
CLASSICAL INTEREST AS ARE TO BE FOUND

IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD.

EDINBURGH:

PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY J. B. MOULD,
29, NORTH BRIDGE;

SOLD BY J. WALKER, MELROSE; T. MELROSE, BERWICK;
W. DAVISON, ALNWICK; AND A. TURNBULL, JEDBURGH.

M.D.CCC.XXXIX,

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HISTORY OF MELROSE ABBEY,

When Founded-Rules of the Cistertian Monks

-Pillaged by the English-Battle of Ancrum

Muir-Monks dispersed at the Reformation.

DESCRIPTION OF MELROSE ABBEY,

Inscriptions" The Heart of Bruce"-Tradi-

tion-Descriptions by Mr Chambers, Sir W.

Scott, and Mr Lockhart-Invitation to visit

Melrose Abbey.

HISTORY OF DRYBURGH ABBEY,

Beauty of Situation-Originally a Site of Pa-

gan Worship-When Founded.

DESCRIPTION OF DRYBURGH Abbey,

St Moden's Chapel-St Mary's Aisle-Sir

Walter Scott's Tomb-" Invitation to Dry-

burgh."

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38

57

61

LAST DAYS OF SIR WALTER SCOTT,

His return from the Continent-Death-Ode to

his Memory-Lines by Mr Lockhart-Funeral

-Procession, &c.,—“ Dryburgh Abbey.”

THE EILDON HILLS,

71

89

Roman Camp-View from the Top-" The

Keylan Rowe."

LEADER VALE,

99

Thirlstane Castle. "Thomas the Rymer,

Part First-Part Second-Part Third-Cow-

denknows-Ballad "Broom of Cowdenknows"

Description, &c." On Revisiting the Rhy-

Situation-Gardens and Pleasure Grounds-

Description of the House-Entrance Hall-

Armoury-Dining Room-Breakfast Parlour

Drawing Room - Library-Study-Closet-

"Farewell to Abbotsford."