Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Huntly

Huntly, a burn in Melrose parish, Roxburghshire, issuing from Cauldshieis Loch, and traversing the grounds of Abbotsford to the river Tweed. It runs through the Rhymer's Glen, named from True Thomas of Ercildoun or Eerlston, and famous as a loved retreat of Sir Walter Scott. Huntlyburn House stands 1 mile WSW of Melrose town.—Ord. Sur., sh. 25, 1865.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a burn"   (ADL Feature Type: "streams")
Administrative units: Melrose ScoP       Roxburghshire ScoCnty

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