Scott's View
Scott's View is a viewpoint in the Scottish Borders, overlooking the valley of the River Tweed, which is reputed to be one of the favourite views of Sir Walter Scott.
The viewpoint can be located directly from a minor road leading south from
Marilyn near Earlston
.
Immediately below the view point, on the cliffs above the River Tweed, is one of the few remaining fragments of semi-natural woodland in the area. The oak trees that remain are the descendants of trees used to supply wood for the manufacture of coffins in the area.
According to a popular story, Sir Walter Scott stopped at this point so often on the way to his home at
Abbotsford, that his horses would halt without command. After his death in 1832, his funeral cortège passed this way en route to his burial at Dryburgh Abbey, and his horses stopped at his favourite view to allow their master a last look at the Borders landscape. In fact, although the funeral procession did pass this way, the halt was due to 'some accident'.[2]
- The William Wallace Statue in the grounds of Bemersyde House is a larger than life statue of Scotland's hero, Sir William Wallace.
References
- ^ Ven Bede, The Ecclesiastical History of the English People, IV.27
- ^ "Chapter 18 - the Life of Scott". www2.arts.gla.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005.
55°35′59″N 2°38′51″W / 55.59971°N 2.64747°W
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