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Abbotsford House 
In 1811 Sir Walter Scott, already an established writer, bought... |
Houses / Mansions | Melrose |
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Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre
Housed in a former farmhouse 3 mi north of Jedburgh, this visitor... |
Parks | Jedburgh |
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Jedburgh Abbey
The most impressive of the Borders abbeys towers above Jedburgh... |
Religious Sites | Jedburgh |
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Mary, Queen of Scots House
This bastel (from the French bastille) was the fortified town... |
Houses / Mansions | Jedburgh |
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Melrose Abbey
Just off the square sit the ruins of Melrose Abbey, one of the... |
Religious Sites | Melrose |
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Thirlestane Castle
This large, turreted, and castellated house, part of which was... |
Castles / Palaces | Melrose |
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