Abbotsford, home of Sir Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott, novelist, poet, playwright and historian, was born in Edinburgh in 1771. To aid his recovery from a childhood bout of polio, he was sent to stay with his grandparents on their farm at Sandyknowe near Smailhom Tower in the Scottish Borders. It...
📌The Writer’s Museum in Edinburgh is located in a fine townhouse which dates back to 1622, when it was built for successful merchant Sir William Grey and his wife Geida Smith (you can see their initials on the marriage lintel above the main entrance). ✍️The house was renovated in the See More
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