Sir Walter Scott tour

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   Balquhidder

   0 · Village
   Sir Walter Scotts 1817 historical novel Rob Roy romanticising the outlaw cattle thief Raibert …
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   Trossachs

   0 · POI
   The Lady of the Lake, a poem of Sir Walter Scott, printed in 1810 is set in the Trossachs.
   
   Portions …
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   Loch Katrine

   0 · Lake
   Loch Katrine is linked to the famous novel Rob Roy of Sir Walter Scott. The novel Rob Roy is …
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   Royal High School

   0 · School
   Sir Walter Scott went to the Royal High School of Edinburgh in October 1779.
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   The Lodge of Edinburgh

   0 · Freemaçon temple
   In an unobvious street in Edinburgh, you find this peculiar spot. It's a Masonic lodge. And, with …
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   Scott Monument

   0 · Monument
   Following Sir Walter Scott's death in 1832, a competition was held to design a monument to him.
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   College Wynd

   0 · Burrough
   Sir Walter Scott was born in College Wynd, on August 15, 1771. He was the son of a solicitor. …
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   University of Edinburgh

   0 · University
   Sir Walter Scott began studying classics at the University of Edinburgh in November 1783, at the …
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   Prestonpans

   0 · Village
   Sir Walter Scott stayed at Prestonpans during the summer of 1776 to take a water cure. He got …
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    Selkirk

    0 · Village
    Sir Walter Scoot was appointed Sheriff-Deputy of the County of Selkirk, based in the Royal Burgh …
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    Abbotsford House

    0 · Castle
    Abbotsford House was the place where Sir Walter Scott lived. Beginning in 1825 Sir Walter Scott …
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    Melrose

    0 · Village
    When Sir Walter Scott was a boy he sometimes travelled with his father from Selkirk to Melrose in …
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13. 

    Dryburgh Abbey

    0 · Abbey
    Sir Walter Scott, died at Abbotsford in 1832 and was buried in Dryburgh Abbey. Nearby there is a …
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    Smailholm Tower

    0 · Tower
    The Smailholm Tower was designed to provide its occupants with protection from sporadic English …
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    Sandyknowe

    0 · Farm
    Sir Walter Scott survived polio in 1773, 2 years old, that left him lame. To cure his lameness he …
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    Floors Castle

    0 · Castle
    There are said to be many ghosts which inhabit Floors Castle, the most famous of which was sighted …
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    Kelso

    0 · City
    Sir Walter Scoot was attending the local Grammar School of Kelso in 1783. Here he met James …
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    Kelso Square

    0 · Square
    Kelso is unique in Scotland for having a cobbled square fed by four cobbled streets
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    Rennie's Bridge

    0 · Bridge
    Rennie's Bridge was completed in 1803 to replace an earlier one washed away in the floods of 1797. …
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    South Parade

    0 · Street
    Sir Walter Scott stayed with his aunt Jenny during the summer of 1775, at South Parade 6. He was …
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    Gilsland Spa

    0 · Spa
    The Gilsland Spa is named from the sulphurous spring which issues from a cliff below the hotel.
    
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