Dryburgh Abbey at St. Boswells in the Scottish Borders - the resting place of Sir Walter Scott.
#blackandwhitephotography #dryburghabbey #sirwalterscott #scottishborders
The man who invented the historical novel, Sir Walter Scott. Read Ivanhoe. It's magnificent.
No Scott, then not Sabatini, Fraser, Mantel....
#HistoricalFiction #historicalromance #swashbuckler #romancenovels #SirWalterScott #WalterScott #RafaelSabatini #GeorgeMacDonaldFraser
Kelvingrove Park ⛲️
The Stewart Memorial fountain is a homage to Sir Walter Scott's poem 'Lady of the lake' and the main figurine represents the fair Ellen Douglas.
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#sirwalterscott #poem
#poetry #beautiful
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#trees #sky #lady #earth
The Abbotsford Estate - beautiful home of 19th century novelist Sir Walter Scott - sits in stunning, formal Regency gardens, is free and open to the public.
#WhiteHouse #Abbotsford #SirWalterScott #Photography #Drone #Scotland
#BOTD the great Sir Walter Scott. Pretty much invented the historical novel and the swashbuckler. Top notch poet and statesman. Read Ivanhoe, The Talisman or Rob Roy.
#BornOnThisDay #SirWalterScott #swashbuckler #HistoricalFiction #HistoricalRomance #Ivanhoe #RobRoy
Stunning #Abbotsford #SCOTLAND built 1817-1825 for #SirWalterScott (1777-1832) Gothic revival in style described as a 'castle-in-miniature' with small towers & imitation battlements Historic relics & curiosities from other structures, eg the doorway of the old Tolbooth #Edinburgh
The #SirWalterScott monument is a running joke with Yorick! If you want to find out why, you can #checkout our #episode on #JamesHogg
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Came across this whilst walking through George Square, Edinburgh - a plaque documenting the fact that legendary Scottish writer and historian, Sir Walter Scott, lived here in the late 1700s…every day’s a school day!
#sirwalterscott #georgesquare #edinburgh #edinburgh university
These two statues above the entrance to Distiller's House on Waterloo Street in Glasgow are clearly don't like each other very much.
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#glasgow #sculpture #architecture #glasgow buildings #sirwalterscott
#theladyofthelake
This week our resident #GoldenRetriever pup, Walter, took over our #Scotland travel blog to share the story of his first boat trip- a cruise on the 'Lady of the Lake' (named after his namesake's, #SirWalterScott 's, poem)-
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#LochKatrine #Trossachs
We visited the Homw of Sir Walter Scott and it was fantastic! Abbotsford
Check out our vlog below! ⬇️
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Join our wee Walter on his epic adventure to the stunning Loch Katrine as he sets sail on the Lady of the Lake!
This virtual travel trip was inspired by Walter's namesake, #SirWalterScott -
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#WalterTheGoldenGuide #Scotland #GoldenRetrievers
Journey to medieval England with 'Ivanhoe' – a timeless epic of honor, love, and chivalry.
Review▶️rtobiii.blogspot.com/2023/09/ivanho…
#book #ChivalricRomance #SirWalterScott
#Limerick #entertainment #humor #store #MinstrelsLastLay #Scott #SirWalterScott #Abbotsford #Roxburghshire #Scotland zazzle.com/store/mindseye…
Autumn in the Borders; Scott’s View, the viewpoint near Melrose overlooking the valley of the River Tweed, which is reputed to be one of the favourite views of Sir Walter Scott 🍁
#scottsview #autumn #fall #weather #melrose #rivertweed #sirwalterscott #scottishborders #scotland
4 Feb 1818 - With a Royal Warrant from the future King George IV, Sir Walter Scott and a group of officials break down a wall in Edinburgh Castle rediscovering the Honours of Scotland. (1/2) #OTD #History #HonoursofScotland #Edinburgh #SirWalterScott
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Sir Walter Scott, The Scott Monument, Edinburgh.
#scotland #historicscotland #scottishhistory #edinburgh #thescottmonument #sirwalterscott
2/2 - Run out to Loch Katrine this morning.
#trossachs #lochkatrine #scotland #sirwalterscott #steamship #scenery
