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    Great Days of the Scottish Highland Games ..

    Blackford, near Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland Source: Spooky67 Flickr

    Hello again from Scotland, Janice, Marie-Agnes et Jean-Claude!

    With summer almost upon us, the first Highland games of 2010 has already taken place; next on the calendar is the gathering at Blackford (near Auchterarder, Perthshire) – the 141st Blackford Highland Games, scheduled for Saturday, 29th May. [...]

    Dryburgh Abbey, Sir Walter Scott’s Final Resting Place

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    Dryburgh Abbey © 2006 Scotiana

    Under the shade of more than centenary cedars, on a loop of the River Tweed, amidst the beautiful ruins of Dryburgh Abbey, lies Sir Walter Scott, the beloved man and great Scottish writer who, having done so much to celebrate his country, finally died like the heroe of [...]

    Save Abbotsford, One of the Best Loved Scottish Pilgrimages!

    Today people are discovering or rediscovering the great authors of the past. Walter Scott is one of them, a most famous one and not only in Scotland. In France, for example, a new translation of his books is under way, in the prestigious “Bibliothèque de la Pleiade”, each novel being translated, introduced, and annotated [...]

    Discover Sir Walter Scott’s Memorabilia Collection Inside Abbotsford…

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    Box stand by Joseph Shillinglaw, Darnick, Broxburghshire – Abbotsford

    Hi Mairiuna!  I’m back online and must tell you that reading your great post about Sir Walter Scott’s romantic home, Abbotsford, brought back to mind the great number of memorable, historical and valuable objects we saw when visiting the many rooms of his beloved house.

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    Abbotsford, The Home of Sir Walter Scott!

    Abbotsford notice board © 2007 Scotiana

    Abbotsford!

    The Home of Sir Walter Scott!

    Abbotsford © 2000 Scotiana

    With hills, fields and woods in the background, like a fairytale castle, the old house emerges from beautiful gardens with its many chimneys, its crenellated turrets and crow stepped gables…

    Abbotsford [...]